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

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

Sir Edward, who would later become Solicitor-General, Attorney General and Lord Chief Justice, was born at Burwood Hall in 1552.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2022

—The judgment stated to have been given by Lord Chief Justice Campbell, was given by Lord Chief Justice Jervis.

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 100, September 27, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various