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In his nearly two-decade tenure as chief justice, Roberts has been focused on the Supreme Court’s image and keeping the court above partisan politics.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 31 Dec. 2024
Under the new measure, the role of the chief justice would become a rotating position.
—Tobi Raji The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 8 Dec. 2024
Officials said Friday that Yoon had ordered the arrest of prominent politicians including Lee, the leader of the Democratic Party, and Han, the leader of Yoon’s own party, along with other opposition lawmakers, a journalist, a former Supreme Court justice and a former Supreme Court chief justice.
—Stella Kim, NBC News, 7 Dec. 2024
Jonathan Dienst Jonathan Dienst is chief justice contributor for NBC News and chief investigative reporter for WNBC-TV in New York.
—Andrew Blankstein, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2025
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First Known Use
1534, in the meaning defined above
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“Chief justice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chief%20justice. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
chief justice
noun
: the presiding or principal judge of a court of justice
Legal Definition
chief justice
noun
: a chief judge of a usually higher level court
specifically, often capitalized
: the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
chief justiceship
noun
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