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a public official having authority to decide questions of law
a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
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Recent Examples of justices
The other justices Carmen Lúcia Rocha, Cristiano Zanin, and Flávio Dino, also voted to convict Bolsonaro.
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Four of the five justices on the panel voted to convict.
—Joe Wright, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
Four out of five justices on a Brazilian Supreme Court panel voted to convict Bolsonaro on all five counts in the landmark case, and to sentence him to 27 years and three months in prison.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
The presumptive ruling by a majority of a panel of five justices in Brazil's Supreme Court makes Bolsonaro the first former president in the country's history to be convicted for attacking democracy.
—Ricardo Brito, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
His legal team vowed to appeal to the full Supreme Court, which is composed of 11 justices.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Four justices — the three liberals plus Chief Justice John Roberts — concluded that federal district courts could decide on the legality of grant terminations and reinstate the funding if the cuts were unlawful.
—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
The justices provided no rationale, which is common in emergency appeals, and did not rule on the merits of the case.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
As the Supreme Court increasingly shows frustration with the overreach of lower court judges, the justices could be motivated to take up cases more quickly on matters where lower courts are ignoring their emergency docket orders, such as with the firing of independent agency heads.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
Chad De Guzman, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Four of the five justices on the panel voted to convict.
—Joe Wright, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
Four out of five justices on a Brazilian Supreme Court panel voted to convict Bolsonaro on all five counts in the landmark case, and to sentence him to 27 years and three months in prison.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
The presumptive ruling by a majority of a panel of five justices in Brazil's Supreme Court makes Bolsonaro the first former president in the country's history to be convicted for attacking democracy.
—Ricardo Brito, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
His legal team vowed to appeal to the full Supreme Court, which is composed of 11 justices.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Four justices — the three liberals plus Chief Justice John Roberts — concluded that federal district courts could decide on the legality of grant terminations and reinstate the funding if the cuts were unlawful.
—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
The justices provided no rationale, which is common in emergency appeals, and did not rule on the merits of the case.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
As the Supreme Court increasingly shows frustration with the overreach of lower court judges, the justices could be motivated to take up cases more quickly on matters where lower courts are ignoring their emergency docket orders, such as with the firing of independent agency heads.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for justices
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Keep reading for the Dancing With the Stars premiere scores, what the judges thought about each dance and if any of your favorites were eliminated in Week 1.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Partnered with Val Chmerkovskiy, Earle tackled a challenging routine that impressed the judges.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Torrance began using Rec for booking tennis and pickleball courts early last year before transitioning to Rec for all of the city’s activities.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Independent redistricting commissions and courts have been shown to produce more competitive districts than legislatures do.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The integrity of our system of justice and the judicial system is based on the trust that people place in the jurists that populate that branch, the third branch of government.—
John E. Jones III,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
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The rare move highlighted the administration's combative stance toward jurists who impeded its immigration policies.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Justices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/justices. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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