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chief justice

noun

as in circuit judge

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Recent Examples on the Web The chief justice’s institutionalist tendency had been cemented over the past two decades. —

Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 30 July 2024 She was named the state's first woman chief justice in 2014. —

Hayleigh Colombo, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Oct. 2024 Appointments are made by the governor, the state’s chief justice, the House speaker, the Senate president, and the minority party leaders of each chamber. —

Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2024 Source: Bloomberg South Africa appointed its first woman as chief justice Mandisa Maya rose to the top of the nation’s highest judicial body after being inspired during childhood by Black lawyers, who were instrumental in winning rights for Black South Africans amid apartheid. —

Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for chief justice