Meaning of CHIEF JUSTICE
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| Definition: | | [n] the judge who presides over a supreme court |
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| See Also: | | John Marshall, judge, jurist, justice, magistrate, Marshall, Roger Brooke Taney, Roger Taney, Taney | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Chief" jus"tice\
The presiding justice, or principal judge, of a court.
{Lord Chief Justice of England}, The presiding judge of the
Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice. The
highest judicial officer of the realm is the Lord High
Chancellor.
{Chief Justice of the United States}, the presiding judge of
the Supreme Court, and Highest judicial officer of the
republic.
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