: the presiding or principal judge of a court of justice
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Ultimately, the chief justice analogized the case to the Supreme Court’s 2021 ruling that Philadelphia couldn’t exclude a religious agency from its foster care system.—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 30 Apr. 2025 Call the Federal Judicial Center and leave a message saying that the chief justice must speak out against the Trump regime’s efforts to intimidate the courts with threats and that judges need more protection.—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2025 And when the courts—because you will get taken to court—and when the courts stop you, stand before the country like Andrew Jackson did and say: ‘The chief justice has made his ruling.—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 25 May 2025 The chief justice sounded uncertain during the oral argument in late April.—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for chief justice
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