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Recent Examples of justice of the peace
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.
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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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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 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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In Nepal, for example, the Gen Z protests teed up the country’s first-ever female prime minister, former chief justice Sushila Karki.—
Michael Shank,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 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,
23 Oct. 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 31 Oct. 2025.
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