Thesaurus results for 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

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Recent Examples of justices The order was issued by all four of the Republican justices and one Democrat. — ABC News, 3 July 2026 Labarga is the last of four justices appointed by Crist who sought to balance the court philosophically. — Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2026 That’s what happened in this case, the justices wrote, with the judge noting that Perez Garcia had returned after deportation. — Carolyn Komatsoulis updated July 2, Idaho Statesman, 2 July 2026 One of the president's top goals suffered a loss at the Supreme Court this week when the justices ruled against his attempt to restrict birthright citizenship. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 3 July 2026 The justices also deemed Robinson's request to delay the proceedings moot, clearing the way for next week's preliminary hearing to move forward as scheduled. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026 The justices, too, seemed eager to embrace electronic recording in cases where no court reporter is available and litigants cannot afford to pay for one on their own, repeatedly pressing lawyers on exactly how such a ruling might be written. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026 The decision drew a dissent from the court’s three liberal justices, who said TPS holders should not be forced to return to dangerous conditions while their legal challenges continue. — Vera Lucia Pappaterra, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026

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In at least four cases, judges have granted summary judgment in favor of Abbott — ruling for the company before the lawsuits reached trial.

— David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 2 July 2026
By the early twentieth century, lawyers and judges considered natural law to be irrelevant to the legal system, and the language all but disappeared from legal arguments and decisions.

— Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 2 July 2026

Definition of judges

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Tennis and pickleball courts, a spa and wellness center where therapies incorporate local botanicals and traditional Hawaiian techniques, four pools (including an adults-only option), and direct beach access.

— Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Critics see it as another attempt to breathe life into claims that courts, investigators and election officials have repeatedly rejected — and another corrosive attempt to undermine faith in the state’s vote.

— Adam Beam, AJC.com, 6 July 2026

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The commission of inquiry, which called on international bodies to hold Israeli officials to account, is composed of three senior international jurists and chaired by the former Indian judge Srinivasan Muralidhar.

— Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 24 June 2026
Eskin favors changing the system for choosing judges to one in which jurists are appointed to a single 15-year term, eliminating the need for elections while also ensuring that jurists do eventually leave the bench to make way for others.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 14 June 2026