justice of the peace

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Noun
  • Issuing their ruling Tuesday, the three circuit judges said that was not enough.
    Dan Gooding Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
  • They were granted bonds by a state circuit judge and then transferred to federal custody.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The chief justice should create and enforce a new norm for the court: if lower court decisions are going to be reversed in important cases, the justices should say why.
    Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 16 July 2025
  • The chief justice oversees the state’s court system and has broad powers over administrative matters.
    Mary Spicuzza, jsonline.com, 8 July 2025
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