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Chief Judge
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chief judge n
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: the principal, presiding, or most senior judge of esp. a lower level court or of a circuit
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.