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As chief justice of the high court, Theis authored the 2023 opinion rejecting legal challenges from county prosecutors seeking to invalidate a controversial provision that eliminated cash bail as part of Illinois’ sweeping overhaul of the state’s criminal justice system, known as the SAFE-T Act.
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Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
When a president is on trial, the Supreme Court chief justice presides.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
Yet the Supreme Court, including the chief justice, seems not to care.
—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025
Our chief justice correspondent, Pierre Thomas, joins me now for more.
—ABC News, 21 Dec. 2025
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Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
When a president is on trial, the Supreme Court chief justice presides.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
Yet the Supreme Court, including the chief justice, seems not to care.
—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025
Our chief justice correspondent, Pierre Thomas, joins me now for more.
—ABC News, 21 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chief justice
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She was elected to the bench in 1988 as a circuit judge, was assigned to the 1st District Appellate Court in 1993, and was elected to the panel the following year.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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On Tuesday, Judge Gregory Stuart Parker, the Taylor County circuit judge appointed to oversee the disciplinary case, recommended that Uhlfelder be admonished and required him to complete an ethics class.—
Dan Sullivan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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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The rules require, too, that bail hearing before a judge or justice of the peace be held promptly.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
14 Dec. 2025
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“Chief justice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chief%20justice. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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