associate justices
Non-chief judicial colleagues
Associate justices are the members of a court who serve alongside the chief justice.
In the United States Supreme Court, eight associate justices sit with the Chief Justice, each holding equal voting power on cases despite the hierarchical title difference.
The term applies to other high courts as well: The associate justices issued a unanimous opinion.
- case lawJudge-made legal doctrine
- supreme courtApex of judicial hierarchy
- rule of lawSupremacy of established laws
- dissenting opinionFormal judicial disagreement
- high courtSuperior judicial body
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associate justiceslitigants
Parties in a lawsuit
attorneys · lawyers · advocates · prosecutors · defense counsel
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