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Noun
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The circuit judge, Donald Hafele, scheduled a hearing on May 15 to discuss the risk protection order.—
Lesley Cosme Torres,
People.com,
2 May 2025 -
So the odds do not look good for Nancy Jacobs, a circuit judge in Tampa.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 2025
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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
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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
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“Justice of the peace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/justice%20of%20the%20peace. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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