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An interim government led by former chief justice Sushila Karki, the first woman to hold that office (2016–17), was sworn in on September 12 and tasked with organizing new parliamentary elections.
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Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
On the first occasion, in 2022, Robinson was chief justice and led the panel that heard arguments.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026
Richard Nixon argued a case between his time as vice president and president, and William Howard Taft served as chief justice after his presidency.
—ABC News, 31 Mar. 2026
The House can impeach a president by a simple majority vote, but removal from office requires a two‑thirds conviction in the Senate following a trial presided over by the chief justice of the Supreme Court.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
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Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
On the first occasion, in 2022, Robinson was chief justice and led the panel that heard arguments.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026
Richard Nixon argued a case between his time as vice president and president, and William Howard Taft served as chief justice after his presidency.
—ABC News, 31 Mar. 2026
The House can impeach a president by a simple majority vote, but removal from office requires a two‑thirds conviction in the Senate following a trial presided over by the chief justice of the Supreme Court.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chief justice
Noun
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Jordan, who has served as a circuit judge since 2011, could face a public reprimand for his actions.—
Camila Gomez,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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Someone who has pondered such niceties is Richard Posner, a former circuit judge and a prolific legal scholar.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 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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