: the presiding or principal judge of a court of justice
Examples of chief justice in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
The chief justice did not explain his dissent, but the court’s three liberals chastised the majority for getting involved at the early stage of the case.—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025 The chief justice rarely wades into the political fray in any way other than issuing his opinions.—Sean Rameswaram, Vox, 27 Mar. 2025 While the Roberts court has repeatedly stood up to the Trump administration's actions, the president and his supporters haven't always viewed the chief justice as an adversary.—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2025 On Wednesday evening, just hours before a midnight deadline, the Supreme Court's chief justice paused a federal judge's order to disperse some $2 billion in frozen foreign aid.—Emily Feng, NPR, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chief justice
Share