WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
chief′ jus′tice, 
    1. Government, Law[Law.]the presiding judge of a court having several members.
    2. Government(caps.) Official title, Chief′ Jus′tice of the Unit′ed States′. the presiding judge of the U.S. Supreme Court. See table under Supreme Court. 
    • 1685–95
    chief′ jus′tice•ship′. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
chief justice n
  1. (in any of several Commonwealth countries) the judge presiding over a supreme court
  2. (in the US) the presiding judge of a court composed of a number of members

See also Lord Chief Justice
'chief justice' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
CJ - Hale - Jay - LCJ - Lord Chief Justice - Marshall - Warren - burger - chase - Ch. J. - Ellsworth - fuller - Hughes - puisne - reading - Rehnquist - Taft - Taney - Vinson - Waite - white - stone

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