justice of the peace

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for justice of the peace
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Noun
  • 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
  • The victor in that race, former circuit judge Susan Crawford, was sworn in this August.
    Samantha Riedel, Them., 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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 8 Oct. 2025.

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