Chief Justice in a sentence

When the Chief Justice dies in office or is otherwise unwilling or unable to serve, the duties of the Chief Justice temporarily are performed by the most senior sitting associate justice, who acts as Chief Justice until a new Chief Justice is confirmed.

The matter was taken up before a Supreme Court five-judge-bench comprising Chief Justice Priyasath Dep, Justice Eva Wanasundara, Justice Buwaneka Aluvihare, Justice Sisira de Abrew and Justice K.T. Chitrasiri.

Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court Justice Sabina and Chief Justice of Kerala High Court Justice S Manik Kumar are retiring this month only.

The chief justice is allowed five clerks, but Chief Justice Rehnquist hired only three per year, and Chief Justice Roberts usually hires only four. citation Generally, law clerks serve a term of one to two years.

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court is without a Chief Justice since December and Justice Tashi Rabstan, the senior most judge, has been looking after the high court as the acting Chief Justice.

Chief Justice Robinson has long-served in the Connecticut judiciary in a variety of roles since 2013 as a Justice of the Supreme Court, and was appointed Chief Justice in May of 2018.

Wa Naa Pelpuo commended the Chief Justice for being the first Chief Justice to ever visit Upper West, and added it was a demonstration of her strong commitment to improve justice delivery across every part of Ghana.

President of the Caribbean Court of Justice, Mr Justice Adrian Saunders, yesterday said that the late former Chief Justice of Jamaica Lensley Wolfe will always be remembered for his tireless work ethic, integrity and forthrightness.

The Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, has called on the business community to partner with the judiciary in its digitalisation drive to enhance justice delivery.

The Collegium noted that a vacancy in the office of the CJ of HC had arisen on elevation of Justice Sandeep Mehta to the SC and recommended that Rajasthan HC judge Justice Vijay Bishnoi be appointed as the Chief Justice there.

Celebrating this moment on social media platform X, Hitesh Jain wrote, "Justice Sanjiv Khanna being sworn in today as the 51st Chief Justice of India - a proud and poetic moment of justice.

From left, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts, and Associate Justice Samuel Alito.

The Lady Chief Justice Baroness Carr, who heard the case with Lord Justice William Davis and Mr Justice Garnham, told the court that a judgment would be given at a later date.

There has been a more than 20-year impasse on judicial appointments with the last substantive Chancellor being Justice Desiree Bernard and Justice Carl Singh, the last Chief Justice.

The ruling from the Lady Chief Justice Baroness Carr, Lord Justice Bean and Lady Justice Whipple was handed down at a short hearing at 10am today.

In divided cases, the chief justice voted with Justice Kavanaugh 89 percent of the time, and Justice Gorsuch 77 percent.

Justice Korir heard that on the supposed week that Justice Njoki declined to sit, she was on duty and no judge was empaneled by the former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga to preside.

The Supreme Court has asked former Chief Justice, Ms Justice Susan Denham, to “consider certain questions” arising out of the attendance of Mr Justice Seamus Woulfe at the golfgate event.

Barring any last-minute changes, Justice Yeboah is expected to be named as the President’s nominee to replace the Chief Justice, Justice Sophia Abena Boafoa Akuffo, who retires on December 20, 2019.

A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice Amitava Roy and Justice A. M. Khanwilkar reduced the share of the state as it noted that the Cauvery Tribunal had not taken into account the ground water available in Tamil Nadu’s side of the river basin.