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Noun
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So the odds do not look good for Nancy Jacobs, a circuit judge in Tampa.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 2025 -
The Third, Fourth, Ninth, and Seventh Circuits require a certificate of appealability to issue so long as any circuit judge votes to grant one.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Our chief justice correspondent Pierre Thomas has the details.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2025
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But the one-time Trump ally, who later became one of the president's top critics, argued that picking a fight with the chief justice could negatively impact what happens for Trump at the highest court in the land.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA TODAY,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Justice of the peace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/justice%20of%20the%20peace. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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