Chief Justice
The Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth or other countries with an Anglo-Saxon justice system based on English common law, such as the Supreme Court of the United States, the Supreme Court of Canada, the Supreme Court of India, the Supreme Court of Pakistan, the Supreme Court of Ireland, the Supreme Court of New Zealand, or provincial or state supreme courts. In England and Wales and Northern Ireland, the equivalent position is the Lord Chief Justice and in Scotland the equivalent is the Lord President of the Court of Session.
There can also be a chief justice in the highest court of a constitutive state or even a territory, as it was formerly in Dakota Territory, New Mexico Territory and the Oregon Territory in the U.S.
The Chief Justice can be appointed to the post in a variety of different ways, but in many nations the presiding position is commonly given to the senior-most justice in the court, while in the United States it is often the President's most important political nomination, subject to approval by the United States Senate; the title of this top American jurist, often incorrectly said to be "Chief Justice of the Supreme Court", is actually Chief Justice of the United States, by statute.
In some states the Chief Justice has another title, e.g. president of the Supreme Court.
In other cases the title of Chief Justice is used, but the court has another name, e.g. the Supreme Court of Judicature in colonial (British) Ceylon, the Court of Appeals in Maryland.
Competence
The Chief Justice is often responsible for serving as chair during private supreme court deliberations, and often is first to voice his opinion. However, most Supreme Courts are non-hierarchical, meaning the Chief Justice does not necessarily have any direct power of control over the actions of the other judges. His personal ruling is equal in weight to the rulings of any associate judges on the court.
In several countries, the Chief Justice is second in line to the Office of President or Governor General, should the incumbent die or resign, or third, if there is a Vice President or Lieutenant Governor General.
Apart from their intrinsic role in litigation, they may have additional competences, such as "swearing in" high officers of state; for instance, the Chief Justice of the United States administers the oath of office at the inauguration ceremony of the President of the United States.
List of Chief Justice positions
 Chief Justice of Australia
Chief Justice of Canada
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Estonia
Chief Justice of Fiji
Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong
Chief Justice of India
Chief Justice of Ireland
Chief Justice of the Republic of Kenya
Chief Justice of Malaysia
Chief Justice of New Zealand
Chief Justice of Norway
Chief Justice of Pakistan
Chief Justice of the Philippines
Chief Justice of Singapore
Chief Justice of Sri Lanka
Chief Justice of South Africa
Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago
Chief Justice of the United States
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Lord Chief Justice of Ireland
Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General of Scotland
See also
Associate justice
Puisne judge
Sources and references
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WorldStatesmen- here Samoa
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