chief judge
English
editNoun
editchief judge (plural chief judges)
- (US) The principal, presiding, or most senior judge of especially a lower level court or of a circuit[1]
- (US) One of the judges who preside over the sessions and deliberations of a court, while also overseeing the administration of the court[2]
Related terms
editTranslations
editmember of a court who presides over that court
References
edit- ^ “chief judge”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- ^ Chief Judge, U.S. Legal