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Justice Debra Hembree Lambert has since been elected to take on the role of chief justice.
—Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 5 Nov. 2024
That expansion came over the objection of the court's chief justice at the time.
—Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
Jonathan Dienst Jonathan Dienst is chief justice contributor for NBC News and chief investigative reporter for WNBC-TV in New York.
—Jonathan Dienst, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024
Ethically, the idea of pressuring a sitting chief justice to retire could raise serious questions.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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First Known Use
1534, in the meaning defined above
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“Chief justice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chief%20justice. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
chief justice
noun
: the presiding or principal judge of a court of justice
Legal Definition
chief justice
noun
: a chief judge of a usually higher level court
specifically, often capitalized
: the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
chief justiceship
noun
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