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Recent Examples of justice of the peace
And King tied Angela Medlin, the woman who had confronted Marty Baker during the cattle-rustling arrests, in the race for justice of the peace.
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Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
During the 2024 general election, Chism, a Democrat, lost to Republican Wilson Hatcher of Alexander for the District 2 Saline County justice of the peace post.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
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Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
During the 2024 general election, Chism, a Democrat, lost to Republican Wilson Hatcher of Alexander for the District 2 Saline County justice of the peace post.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for justice of the peace
Noun
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The seven Benton County circuit judges recused from the case, and it has been assigned to Jim Spears, a retired circuit judge.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Oct. 2025
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The victor in that race, former circuit judge Susan Crawford, was sworn in this August.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The 73-year-old was Nepal's first female chief justice — and is now its first female prime minister.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
20 Sep. 2025
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Jonathan Dienst Jonathan Dienst is chief justice contributor for NBC News and chief investigative reporter for WNBC-TV in New York.—
Tom Winter,
NBC news,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Justice of the peace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/justice%20of%20the%20peace. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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