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The chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court urged the state legislature to raise salaries for judges across the state on Monday.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
The state Supreme Court’s chief justice was a woman.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 22 Jan. 2025
The next trial session is scheduled for Thursday and if Yoon also does not attend, the trial proceedings will go ahead with his legal team representing him, acting chief justice Moon Hyung-bae said.
—Reuters, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2025
Around noon, the chief justice of the United States will administer the oath of office in a public ceremony at the U.S. Capitol.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
The state Supreme Court’s chief justice was a woman.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 22 Jan. 2025
The next trial session is scheduled for Thursday and if Yoon also does not attend, the trial proceedings will go ahead with his legal team representing him, acting chief justice Moon Hyung-bae said.
—Reuters, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2025
Around noon, the chief justice of the United States will administer the oath of office in a public ceremony at the U.S. Capitol.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Chief justice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chief%20justice. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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