Synonyms of chief justice

chief justice

noun

as in circuit judge

Related Words

• circuit judge
• justice of the peace
• magistrate
• judge
• squire
• bench
• jurist
• justice
• auditor
• court
• master
• adjudicator
• beak
• jurisconsult
• jurisprudent

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chief justice

The five-judge tribunal, whose members are appointed by the chief justice of the Supreme Court, is modeled after the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 30 July 2026

The Cockroach movement – named in the wake of a disparaging comment India’s chief justice made about unemployed youth – is now taking a breather, preparing, its leaders say, to throw its weight behind other issues affecting young Indians. — Aakash Hassan, Christian Science Monitor, 30 July 2026

Dipke's party is the satirical group that has spearheaded the movement, named after a remark by the country’s chief justice of the supreme court comparing some unemployed young people to cockroaches. — ABC News, 23 July 2026

Writing for the court, the chief justice said the words of the 14th Amendment were clear and were clearly understood at the time. — Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026