chief justice
Highest court's head
A chief justice is the presiding judge of a court with multiple judges, particularly an appellate court or supreme court.
The chief justice typically administers the court's business, assigns opinion writing, and presides over proceedings.
In countries with multiple courts, several chief justices may serve simultaneously: The chief justice of the state supreme court swore in the governor. (Capitalized Chief Justice refers to a specific officeholder.)
- supreme courtApex of judicial hierarchy
- constitutionalHealth-promoting walk
- circuit judgeMagistrate serving several districts
- judicial reviewCourts invalidating unconstitutional acts
- oral argumentsSpoken advocacy before judges
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- judgesjudge, magistrate, magistrates, jurist, circuit judges
- supreme courtshighest court, constitutional court, final appeal
- legal systemattorney, landmark cases, criminal cases, lawyers, legal precedents
- US Governmentexecutive branch, legislative branch, judicial branch, Congress, House
- federal governmentexecutive branch, judicial branch, legislative branch, agencies, bureaus
- Inaugurationoath of office, inaugural address, swearing-in, swearing in, presidential oath
chief justicelaw clerk
Attorney's or judge's assistant
court clerk · junior associate · magistrate · trial judge · district judge
chief justicedefendant
Party facing charges
criminal defendant · accused · convicted felon · prisoner · litigant
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