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Lord Chief Justice

American

noun

the presiding judge of Britain's High Court of Justice, the superior court of record for both criminal and civil cases.

Lord Chief Justice British

noun

the judge who is second only to the Lord Chancellor in the English legal hierarchy; president of one division of the High Court of Justice

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Lord Chief Justice

Hale, a Puritan sympathizer and later Lord Chief Justice of England, sent two women to their doom as “witches” after a trial in 1664.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2024

Lord Chief Justice Ian Burnett – the most senior judge in England and Wales – disagreed with his two colleagues.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 29, 2023

Former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales Lord Judge said the legislation would make some men and women guilty exempt from prosecution.

From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2022

James Lewis QC, representing the US, told the Lord Chief Justice and Lord Justice Holroyde the conclusion reached in January had been wrong on legal and evidential grounds.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2021

The Daily News wrote to my Lord Chief Justice demanding that this fellow should be sent without trial to keep company with Arthur Orton, and for all I know the Chief Justice humbly obeyed.

From Satires And Profanities by G. W. (George William) Foote

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