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justiceship

American  
[juhs-tis-ship] / ˈdʒʌs tɪsˌʃɪp /

noun

  1. the office of a justice.


justiceship British  
/ ˈdʒʌstɪsˌʃɪp /

noun

  1. the rank or office of a justice

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of justiceship

First recorded in 1535–45; justice + -ship

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Look, for instance, at Arkansas, where two current members of the state Supreme Court, Rhonda Wood and Karen Baker, faced off for the chief justiceship.

From Slate Nov. 19, 2024

Some of it was luck that he comes in and the chief justiceship is opening up because Warren had already said he was leaving, and some other justices are in poor health that eventually leave.

From Slate Mar. 29, 2021

As Newby fought to seize the chief justiceship from Beasley, the North Carolina Supreme Court addressed a major controversy in the state’s criminal law: what to do about the Racial Justice Act.

From Slate Nov. 17, 2020

Cooper’s decision angered Newby, who believed he was entitled to the chief justiceship as the most senior member of the court.

From Slate Nov. 17, 2020

In December, 1800, he was again offered the chief justiceship by John Adams, on the resignation of Oliver Ellsworth, but Jay resolutely declined.

From The Theory of Social Revolutions by Brooks Adams

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