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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.
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Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2025
Stephen Field, a justice of the US Supreme Court, had a longstanding feud with David Terry, a former chief justice of California.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 20 Jan. 2025
The court’s Republican chief justice, Paul Newby, was a prominent supporter of Judge Griffin’s election campaign.
—Michael Wines, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Blacklock was appointed as chief justice earlier this month.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
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Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2025
Stephen Field, a justice of the US Supreme Court, had a longstanding feud with David Terry, a former chief justice of California.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 20 Jan. 2025
The court’s Republican chief justice, Paul Newby, was a prominent supporter of Judge Griffin’s election campaign.
—Michael Wines, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Blacklock was appointed as chief justice earlier this month.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Chief justice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chief%20justice. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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