: the presiding or principal judge of a court of justice
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Yet the Supreme Court, including the chief justice, seems not to care.—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025 Our chief justice correspondent, Pierre Thomas, joins me now for more.—ABC News, 21 Dec. 2025 Jonathan Dienst Jonathan Dienst is chief justice contributor for NBC News and chief investigative reporter for WNBC-TV in New York.—Tom Winter, NBC news, 19 Dec. 2025 Aggressive tactics by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents drew the ire of Rhode Island’s governor and state Supreme Court chief justice this week when a high school intern was detained and questioned before being released.—Taylor Galgano Caroll Alvarado, CNN Money, 22 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chief justice
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