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chief justice
[ cheef juhs-tis ]
noun
- Law. the presiding judge of a court having several members.
- (initial capital letters) Official_title Chief Justice of the United States. the presiding judge of the U.S. Supreme Court.
chief justice
noun
- (in any of several Commonwealth countries) the judge presiding over a supreme court
- (in the US) the presiding judge of a court composed of a number of members
Derived Forms
- chief justiceship, noun
Other Words From
- chief jus·tice·ship noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of chief justice1
Example Sentences
Govind Mathur, a judge and former chief justice of a high court, agrees that the order does not mention anything about the victims, but adds that "doesn't restrict any claim of compensation by such persons".
At his farewell on Friday, the outgoing chief justice said he was perhaps India’s most trolled judge, but his “shoulders are broad enough to accept all criticism”.
The country’s first female chief justice has recently been accused of failing to properly investigate and tackle allegations of bribery and corruption within the judiciary.
The incident sparked widespread condemnation, with activists protesting for justice, criticism of the Congress-led state government, and a letter to the Rajasthan chief justice calling for a ban on celebrations.
Lord Woolf, a former chief justice of England and Wales, told the BBC he thought Gauke would be a “very good person” to lead the sentencing review.
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