Synonyms of justices

justices

noun

plural of justice

as in judges

a public official having authority to decide questions of law

a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

Synonyms & Similar Words

• judges
• courts
• jurists
• magistrates
• benches
• adjudicators
• auditors
• circuit judges
• squires
• beaks
• justices of the peace
• chief justices
• masters
• jurisconsults
• jurisprudents

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of justices

Kennedy was the deciding vote in that case, siding with the four liberal justices. —David Blackmon, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025

Freeman noted that none of the justices on the winning side of that 5-4 ruling are there today. —Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025

At least two sitting justices — Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito — have indicated their interest in revisiting Obergefell after dissenting from the original decision. —Abby Monteil, Them, 13 Mar. 2025

Four of the five justices in the Milliken majority were appointed by President Richard Nixon, a Republican, reflecting the court’s shift to the right since its Brown decision. —John Blake, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025

With conservative justices already signaling their skepticism of Humphrey’s Executor, the nearly century-old precedent may soon face its greatest test yet. —Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Mar. 2025

The justices inquired about the differences between a doctor of osteopathic medicine and a doctor of medicine, and the differences in standards of health care between Ada and Canyon counties. —Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 12 Mar. 2025

But the justices sought to understand the different certifications granted to Simon and Fredline. —Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 12 Mar. 2025

Five conservative justices, a majority of the court, have raised concerns in the past about nationwide, or universal, injunctions. —Mark Sherman and Lindsay Whitehurst, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025