Definitions for: Chief Justice


[n] the judge who presides over a supreme court



Webster (1913) 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.

See Also: John Marshall, judge, jurist, justice, magistrate, Marshall, Roger Brooke Taney, Roger Taney, Taney

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