"chief judge" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chief judges [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} chief judge (plural chief judges)
  1. (US) The principal, presiding, or most senior judge of especially a lower level court or of a circuit Tags: US Related terms: chief justice
    Sense id: en-chief_judge-en-noun-Q8agBMad Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 57 43
  2. (US) One of the judges who preside over the sessions and deliberations of a court, while also overseeing the administration of the court Tags: US Translations (member of a court who presides over that court): 審判長 /审判长 (shěnpànzhǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), oikeuden puheenjohtaja (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-chief_judge-en-noun-TkN~YKdp Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'member of a court who presides over that court': 15 85

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