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Jonathan Dienst Jonathan Dienst is chief justice contributor for NBC News and chief investigative reporter for WNBC-TV in New York.
—Jonathan Dienst, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2024
To indicate the caliber of the people that Duke brought in, his general counsel, his chief lawyer was a clerk for the chief justice of the Supreme Court.
—Harvard Business Review, 10 Dec. 2024
The chief justice left the issue open, however, by suggesting that hearing a similar case could clarify it.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
The amendment would also significantly affect the institution of the chief justice, who oversees the federal court system and acts as the most senior justice.
—Tobi Raji The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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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 23 Dec. 2024.
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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