chief judge

English

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
2. (US) One of the judges who preside over the sessions and deliberations of a court, while also overseeing the administration of the court

Related terms

• chief justice

Translations

member of a court who presides over that court

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 審判長／审判长 (zh) (shěnpànzhǎng)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can