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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Example Sentences

When the lord chief justice of England is killed on Temple grounds, Gabriel is enlisted to identify the murderer.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the traders' cases the Court of Appeal, led by judges including Lord Chief Justice John Thomas and Lord Justice Nigel Davis, blocked the path to the Supreme Court five times from 2015 to 2019.

From BBC

Lord Thomas, former Lord Chief Justice, told the BBC's Today Programme that it cannot be a "rubber stamping process" and judges must be satisfied there is no coercion.

From BBC

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

The UK government announced there would be an inquiry led by the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Widgery, the day after the killings.

From BBC