chief justice

noun

Definition of chief justicenext
as in circuit judge

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Recent Examples of chief justice Neither is their spouses' income, which in the case of the chief justice, for instance, likely far exceeds his take-home pay. — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 8 July 2026 Both the chief justice and the court’s youngest justice are extremely committed, lifelong jurisprudential conservatives. — Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 7 July 2026 The chief justice focused his annual report on the federal judiciary in 2024 on the issue of rising threats against judges. — Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 7 July 2026 Warren Burger, chief justice of the United States and the chancellor of the Smithsonian, made short work of introducing the president. — Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for chief justice
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  1. circuit judge
  2. justice of the peace
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  • Dugan resigned from her position as a Milwaukee County circuit judge two weeks after her conviction amid threats of impeachment from Republican state lawmakers.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 17 June 2026
  • On June 5 — after a hearing on the issue was continued multiple times — a Platte County associate circuit judge sustained the one-year revocation and ordered it to begin immediately.
    — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026
Definition of circuit judge
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  • But a justice of the peace ruled that while the current indictment is pending, King cannot be present on any county properties, King’s attorney Bill Mason said on Friday.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026
  • He was sentenced in April 2025 and resigned from his former position as a justice of the peace.
    — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
Definition of justice of the peace

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