chief judge

collocation in English

meaningsofchiefandjudge

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chief
adjective[before noun]
uk
/tʃiːf/us
/tʃiːf/
most important ...
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judge
noun[C]
uk
/dʒʌdʒ/us
/dʒʌdʒ/
a person who is in charge of a trial in a court and decides how a person who is guilty of a crime should be punished, or who makes decisions on ...
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(Definition ofchiefandjudgefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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If achiefjudgeand, above all, a special prosecutor could be appointed quickly, the work could get under way.
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Finally, the legislature can assent to the appointment or removal of judges in the court of final appeal and thechiefjudgeof the supreme court.
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Achiefjudgehandles the administrative tasks for each circuit.
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He served aschiefjudgefrom 1996-2003.
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The colony is governed by a state official who is both the governor of the islands andchiefjudge.
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Polozola was thechiefjudgefrom 1998 to 2005.
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She served aschiefjudgefrom 1998 to 2005.
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He served aschiefjudgein that court until 1802.
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He served aschiefjudgeof the district from 1982 to 1993.
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Thechiefjudgeassigns judges and cases to panels.
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