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

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

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

From Washington Times • Jun. 29, 2023

Lord Burnett, the Lord Chief Justice for England and Wales, welcomed the change in the law.

From BBC • Jul. 27, 2022

Carlile had reason to believe that Lord Chief Justice Abbott was very unwilling to have the trial take place in his Court, and had had a correspondence with Lord Castlereagh on the subject.

From The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell by Campbell, Theophila Carlile