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On the first occasion, in 2022, Robinson was chief justice and led the panel that heard arguments.
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Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2026
While the Missouri Supreme Court chief justice would be elected in a statewide vote, voters in each appeals court district would elect two Supreme Court judges.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
Since September, Leah Ward Sears, a former chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court and current board member, has acted as interim president.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 28 May 2026
What began as a tongue-in-cheek swipe against remarks made by the chief justice of the Supreme Court of India has snowballed into a satirical political movement on social media.
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 May 2026
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Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2026
While the Missouri Supreme Court chief justice would be elected in a statewide vote, voters in each appeals court district would elect two Supreme Court judges.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
Since September, Leah Ward Sears, a former chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court and current board member, has acted as interim president.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 28 May 2026
What began as a tongue-in-cheek swipe against remarks made by the chief justice of the Supreme Court of India has snowballed into a satirical political movement on social media.
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chief justice
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The article quoted the circuit judge Frank Conley.—
Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
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According to the decision, William Pryor, the chief circuit judge of the 11th Circuit, in September, was made aware of a complaint against the unnamed judge based on a memorandum received by the chief judge in the district.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
26 May 2026
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The San Antonio International Airport shipped a robot back to its manufacturer after the 420-pound machine failed at multiple turns, Sheriff Javier Salazar was involved in a wreck and a Texas justice of the peace was involved in a late night brawl at Whataburger — with a teenager.—
JJ Velasquez,
San Antonio Express-News,
10 May 2026
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Their wedding ceremony was to be a very private stand-up event with a justice of the peace, and then off to the first day of class.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Mar. 2026
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