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nouna public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justicetype of:
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nouna legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations
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- white United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1910 by President Taft; noted for his work on antitrust legislation (1845-1921)
- stone United States jurist who served on the United States Supreme Court as chief justice (1872-1946)
- stone United States jurist who was named chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1941 by Franklin D. Roosevelt (1872-1946)
- chase United States politician and jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1808-1873)
- jay United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829)
- marshall United States jurist; as chief justice of the Supreme Court he established the principles of United States constitutional law (1755-1835)
- burger United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court by Richard Nixon (1907-1995)
- warren United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1891-1974)
- hughes United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1862-1948)
- holmes United States jurist noted for his liberal opinions (1841-1935)