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The chief justice has been at the center of the effort to limit the use of race in public life.
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Mark Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
The chief justice is the administrative leader of not just the Florida Supreme Court but the entire state court system, helping to set the management and operational policies as well as the legislative and budget agendas for the judicial branch.
—News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
Bevan was appointed to the Idaho Supreme Court in 2017 and was chosen by his peers as chief justice four years later.
—Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 14 Apr. 2026
Hudson, the first woman of color to serve as chief justice since the court was established more than 150 years ago, took the top role in the state judicial system in October 2023.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2026
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Mark Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
The chief justice is the administrative leader of not just the Florida Supreme Court but the entire state court system, helping to set the management and operational policies as well as the legislative and budget agendas for the judicial branch.
—News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
Bevan was appointed to the Idaho Supreme Court in 2017 and was chosen by his peers as chief justice four years later.
—Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 14 Apr. 2026
Hudson, the first woman of color to serve as chief justice since the court was established more than 150 years ago, took the top role in the state judicial system in October 2023.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chief justice
Noun
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In its report to the circuit judge, FDLE said a more advanced lab might be able to do a better job.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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In 2006, she was elected as a Hillsborough County circuit judge.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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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Vaz Rosa, who has no prior criminal history, turned herself in to police on Wednesday, March 4, was arraigned before a justice of the peace and released, Benson said.—
Mark Reynolds,
The Providence Journal,
5 Mar. 2026
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