Lord Chief Justice

American  

noun

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

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Lord Chief Justice British  

noun

1. 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

The soon-to-retire Lord Chief Justice disagreed, concluding that it was unlikely this would ever happen.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2023

Lord Chief Justice Lord Burnett said the ruling does not imply the four were in fact guilty of criminal damage.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2022

"Really, Mr. Punch," said the Lord Chief Justice Cockburn—— "And really, my dear Sir Alexander," was Mr. Punch's lightning-like repartee.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 62, January 1, 1872 by Various