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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
In May, for example, Supreme Court justices lifted a federal judge’s stay that had blocked the government’s plan to cancel deportation protections and work permits for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan immigrants living in Florida and other states.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
Consider that 85% of Fortune 500 executives, 76% of all members of Congress, and 85% of Supreme Court justices since 1910 belonged to fraternities.
—Anthony V. MacK, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
In an opinion released Thursday, the court denied a challenge from a coalition of education groups and advocates asking justices to prohibit the tax credit program, and dismissed the petition.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
No justices dissented from the brief order denying the appeal without explanation.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Feb. 2026
Georgia Supreme Court justices seemed skeptical after two separate medical malpractice cases resurfaced the question of whether the state can place a cap on money awarded by juries in wrongful death lawsuits.
—Jozsef Papp, AJC.com, 5 Feb. 2026
But more than half said the justices are going out of their way to avoid ruling against the president.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
The justices declined to rule on that issue.
—Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 5 Feb. 2026
In the Watson case, the justices are considering the legality of a Mississippi law that allows mail ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted if received up to five days later.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 30 Jan. 2026
Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
Consider that 85% of Fortune 500 executives, 76% of all members of Congress, and 85% of Supreme Court justices since 1910 belonged to fraternities.
—Anthony V. MacK, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
In an opinion released Thursday, the court denied a challenge from a coalition of education groups and advocates asking justices to prohibit the tax credit program, and dismissed the petition.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
No justices dissented from the brief order denying the appeal without explanation.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Feb. 2026
Georgia Supreme Court justices seemed skeptical after two separate medical malpractice cases resurfaced the question of whether the state can place a cap on money awarded by juries in wrongful death lawsuits.
—Jozsef Papp, AJC.com, 5 Feb. 2026
But more than half said the justices are going out of their way to avoid ruling against the president.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
The justices declined to rule on that issue.
—Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 5 Feb. 2026
In the Watson case, the justices are considering the legality of a Mississippi law that allows mail ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted if received up to five days later.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for justices
Noun
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Clegg said judges got creative to attract attorneys.—
Raynee Howell,
Oklahoma Watch,
9 Feb. 2026
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Lai also used Apple Daily to call for international sanctions against China and Hong Kong, the judges concluded.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Andrii Yakovliev, a defense counsel and expert on international humanitarian and criminal law at the Media Initiative for Human Rights, a Ukrainian NGO, told CNN that Ukraine ensures the conditions are in place for a fair trial, and that, in general, the country’s courts respect due process.—
Daria Tarasova-Markina,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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In Wyoming, the question of corner crossing dragged through the courts for years.—
Karlee Provenza,
Denver Post,
11 Feb. 2026
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The state's top jurists gather every November for an annual chili cook off.—
Nashville Tennessean,
Nashville Tennessean,
4 Dec. 2025
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Amid the reporting, his chief judge banned jurists at his court from including chats during court livestreams .—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
13 Nov. 2025
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“Justices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/justices. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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