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On Wednesday evening, just hours before a midnight deadline, the Supreme Court's chief justice paused a federal judge's order to disperse some $2 billion in frozen foreign aid.
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Emily Feng, NPR, 27 Feb. 2025
It is run by the Board of Regents, made up of six members of Congress, the chief justice and nine citizens.
—Christine Ledbetter, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Paul Newby, chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, removed Trosh from her position as chief judge of the Mecklenburg district court last year, and she was assigned to juvenile court cases.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 2 Apr. 2025
Opinion: The chief justice is to blame for the Supreme Court’s free fall.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2025
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Emily Feng, NPR, 27 Feb. 2025
It is run by the Board of Regents, made up of six members of Congress, the chief justice and nine citizens.
—Christine Ledbetter, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Paul Newby, chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, removed Trosh from her position as chief judge of the Mecklenburg district court last year, and she was assigned to juvenile court cases.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 2 Apr. 2025
Opinion: The chief justice is to blame for the Supreme Court’s free fall.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chief justice
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The Third, Fourth, Ninth, and Seventh Circuits require a certificate of appealability to issue so long as any circuit judge votes to grant one.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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Two other Broward circuit judges, Stefanie Moon and Mardi Levey Cohen, are also in current trouble with the JQC, which has recommended punishments, but both would stay on the bench.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Apr. 2025
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