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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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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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House Bill 1015 came to the House of Representatives at the request of Steven Jensen, chief justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court.—
John Hult,
States Newsroom,
27 Jan. 2026
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Rising threats against judges nationwide prompted a security webinar with Indiana’s chief justice; more than half of state judges report receiving threats.—
Todd Richmond,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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