chief judge
Defined in 4 dictionaries — U.S. Code, Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
United States Code
26 U.S.C. § 7448 — for purposes of this section
The term “chief judge” means the chief judge of the Tax Court.
28 U.S.C. § 1869 — for purposes of this chapter
“chief judge” shall mean the chief judge of any district court of the United States;
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
In some states the presiding judge is thus styled, as in the New York Court of Appeals and the Mary haul Court of Appeals. The term is also used in 1 Tyler (Vt.) with "assistant" judge for the puisne.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
The judge of the London bankruptcy court is so calied. In general, the term is equivalent to "presiding justice" or "presiding magistrate." Bean v. Loryea, 81 CaL 151, 22 Pac. 513,
Defined under Chief in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
The judge of the London bankruptcy court is so called.