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Authorities provided few details at the time, but Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello alleged the existence of a military plot to kidnap former Supreme Court chief justice Maikel Moreno.
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
House Bill 1015 came to the House of Representatives at the request of Steven Jensen, chief justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court.
—John Hult, States Newsroom, 27 Jan. 2026
Rising threats against judges nationwide prompted a security webinar with Indiana’s chief justice; more than half of state judges report receiving threats.
—Todd Richmond, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
The chief justice argued that under the First Amendment, a candidate for public office can knock on a voter's door without needing express permission from the property owner.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
House Bill 1015 came to the House of Representatives at the request of Steven Jensen, chief justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court.
—John Hult, States Newsroom, 27 Jan. 2026
Rising threats against judges nationwide prompted a security webinar with Indiana’s chief justice; more than half of state judges report receiving threats.
—Todd Richmond, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
The chief justice argued that under the First Amendment, a candidate for public office can knock on a voter's door without needing express permission from the property owner.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chief justice
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The new documents, released after a circuit judge’s order in the case, show a coordinated effort by state and federal agencies to avoid triggering a need for an environmental review.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2026
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Amid a legal dispute between two Apopka candidates for mayor, a circuit judge in Orange County has set a trial date for July 2027 — more than a year after next month’s municipal elections.—
Mike Valente,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, in October, O’Finan filed a motion in a Dallas County case to defend Miller, the Kenedy County justice of the peace, in a civil action, but then withdrew the motion the following month before a judge could rule on it.—
Patrick Danner,
San Antonio Express-News,
3 Feb. 2026
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The race has become mired in legal questions that Curry, the incumbent, said could disrupt the office responsible for serving legal papers and acting as bailiffs in justice of the peace courts.—
Tracey McManus,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
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