: the presiding or principal judge of a court of justice
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The 73-year-old was Nepal's first female chief justice — and is now its first female prime minister.—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 Sep. 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, 18 Sep. 2025 Born in the Morang district of eastern Nepal, Karki built a legal career culminating in her historic appointment as Nepal’s first female chief justice, in 2016.—Sugam Pokharel, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025 But Rehnquist died suddenly about 6-1/2 weeks later, and Bush instead nominated Roberts to become chief justice.—Jan Wolfe, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chief justice
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