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Recent Examples of justice of the peace
The rules require, too, that bail hearing before a judge or justice of the peace be held promptly.
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 14 Dec. 2025
The session with the justice of the peace wasn’t until the next afternoon.
—Andrew Martin, New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2025
Under Article 7, Section 53 of the Arkansas Constitution, a person elected or appointed to one of 10 county offices, including justice of the peace, shall not during the term to which he or she has been elected, be appointed or elected to any civil office in this state.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Oct. 2025
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.
—Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 14 Dec. 2025
The session with the justice of the peace wasn’t until the next afternoon.
—Andrew Martin, New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2025
Under Article 7, Section 53 of the Arkansas Constitution, a person elected or appointed to one of 10 county offices, including justice of the peace, shall not during the term to which he or she has been elected, be appointed or elected to any civil office in this state.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Oct. 2025
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.
—Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for justice of the peace
Noun
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The article quoted the circuit judge Frank Conley.—
Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
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According to the decision, William Pryor, the chief circuit judge of the 11th Circuit, in September, was made aware of a complaint against the unnamed judge based on a memorandum received by the chief judge in the district.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
26 May 2026
Noun
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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,
10 June 2026
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According to a proclamation by President Dwight Eisenhower, the flag should be flown at half-staff for 30 days after the death of a president or former president, and for 10 days following the death of a vice president, a chief justice, former chief justice or speaker of the House.—
Darleene Powells,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
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