Chief judge may refer to:
In lower or circuit courts
The highest-ranking or most senior member of a
lower court
A lower court or inferior court is a court from which an appeal may be taken, usually referring to courts other than supreme court. In relation to an appeal from one court to another, the lower court is the court whose decision is being revie ...
or circuit court with more than one judge.
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Chief judge (Australia)
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Chief judge (United States)
A chief judge (also known as presiding judge, president judge or principal judge) is the highest-ranking or most senior member of a lower court or circuit court with more than one judge. According to the Federal judiciary of the United States, th ...
In supreme courts
Some of
Chief justice positions around
supreme court
In most legal jurisdictions, a supreme court, also known as a court of last resort, apex court, high (or final) court of appeal, and court of final appeal, is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts. Broadly speaking, the decisions of ...
s of world are translated as ''Chief judge'' as following.
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Chief Judge of Abia State
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Chief Judge of the High Court of Hong Kong
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Chief Judge of Kaduna State
The Chief Judge of Kaduna State is the head of the Kaduna State Judiciary, the judicial branch of the Kaduna State Government and the chief judge of the High Court of Kaduna State. From 1967 to 1973, the title was called Chief Justice of the S ...
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Chief Judge of Lagos State
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Chief Judge of Rivers State
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Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak
See also
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Lower court
A lower court or inferior court is a court from which an appeal may be taken, usually referring to courts other than supreme court. In relation to an appeal from one court to another, the lower court is the court whose decision is being revie ...
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Supreme court
In most legal jurisdictions, a supreme court, also known as a court of last resort, apex court, high (or final) court of appeal, and court of final appeal, is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts. Broadly speaking, the decisions of ...
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Chief justice
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