Meanings
nounchief judge (plural chief judges)
plural chief judges
- USThe principal, presiding, or most senior judge of especially a lower level court or of a circuit
- USOne of the judges who preside over the sessions and deliberations of a court, while also overseeing the administration of the court
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 審判長 /审判长
- 審判長 /审判长 (shěnpànzhǎng)member of a court who presides over that court
Finnish oikeuden puheenjohtaja
- oikeuden puheenjohtajamember of a court who presides over that court
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APA
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Chicago
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