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chief justice

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as in circuit judge

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Recent Examples on the Web Taney later gained notoriety as chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court for issuing the 1857 Dred Scott decision, holding that those who were enslaved were not citizens of the United States. —

Samuel M. Riley, Baltimore Sun, 27 July 2024 The Supreme Court is created by the Constitution, not by Congress, and the chief justice holds a constitutional office with its own title and duties. —

The Editors, National Review, 18 July 2024 Supreme Court seems poised to allow Trump Jan. 6 trial, but not immediately The chief justice hated Trump appeals court decision, and other takeaways Conservative justices skeptical federal law requires emergency room abortio... —

Ann Marimow, Washington Post, 21 June 2024 Alito said the decision to recuse is his to make, not the chief justice’s. —

Dan Morrison, USA TODAY, 30 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for chief justice

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