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Chief justice

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000960

The presiding judge of the United States Supreme Court, who also serves as the administrative head of the federal judiciary. This individual leads the Court's deliberations, assigns the writing of opinions when in the majority, and administers the oath of office to the President. The Chief Justice is nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000960
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Chief justice",
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  "term_source": "Chief Justice",
  "definition": "The presiding judge of the United States Supreme Court, who also serves as the administrative head of the federal judiciary. This individual leads the Court's deliberations, assigns the writing of opinions when in the majority, and administers the oath of office to the President. The Chief Justice is nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/chief-justice/"
}

Record 783 of 5,439 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.