Chief judge (United States)

A chief judge (also known as presiding judge, president judge or principal judge) is the highest-ranking or most senior member of a lower court or circuit court with more than one judge.[1] According to the Federal judiciary of the United States, the chief judge has primary responsibility for the administration of the court. Chief judges are determined by seniority.[2] The chief judge commonly presides over trials and hearings. In the Supreme Court of the United States the highest-ranking member is the Chief Justice of the United States.

  1. ^ "Chief judge". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  2. ^ "Glossary of Legal Terms - letter C". United States Courts, Federal judiciary of the United States. Retrieved 2022-02-21.

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