chief justice

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English - Turkish
baş hakim
başyargıç
huk. danıştay başkanı
mahkeme başkanı
mahkeme reisi
danıştay başkanı

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lord chief justice
lord başkanı adalet
lord chief justice
Yüksek mahkeme başkanı
English - English
A Chief Justice is the most important judge of a court of law, especially a supreme court. The presiding judge of a high court having several judges, especially the U.S. Supreme Court. the most important judge in a court of law, especially the US Supreme Court. Presiding judicial officer within any multijudge court. It is the title of the highest judicial officer in any U.S. state, and of the leader of the U.S. Supreme Court. The U.S. chief justice, like the associate justices, is nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate for a lifetime tenure. The chief justices of some state supreme courts are subject to popular election and mandatory retirement ages. Chief justices are normally responsible for the administration of their own court and the preparation of the judiciary's budget
Presiding justice of the Supreme Court
president of the supreme court, judge which stands at the head of the supreme court and the entire judicial system
The judge elected by other judges on the Supreme Court to be chief justice of that court, to act as a spokesman for the court and perform certain administrative duties The chief justice serves a two-year term in that position See also, cross-reference
1 The presiding member of certain courts with more than one judge; especially, the presiding member of the U S Supreme Court who is the principal administrative officer of the federal judiciary BACK TO TOP
Head of the Supreme Court
The presiding justice, or principal judge, of a court
the judge who presides over a supreme court
CJ

Related Terms

lord chief justice
The head of the judiciary and President of the Courts
Lord Chief Justice
a judge who is second in importance to the Lord Chancellor in the legal system of England and Wales. The Lord Chief Justice is the judge in charge of cases which are judged at a Court of Appeal
supreme court chief justice
head judge of the Supreme Court
chief justice

    Hyphenation

    chief Jus·tice

    Turkish pronunciation

    çif cʌstıs

    Pronunciation

    /ˈʧēf ˈʤəstəs/ /ˈʧiːf ˈʤʌstəs/
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