Lord Chief Justice

Lord chief justice may refer to:

  • Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
  • Lord Chief Justice of Ireland
  • Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
  • Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas
  • Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench for Ireland

Famous quotes containing the words chief justice, lord, chief and/or justice:

    “A judge is not supposed to know anything about the facts of life until they have been presented in evidence and explained to him at least three times.”
    —Parker, Lord Chief Justice (1900–1972)

    “The LORD will afflict you with madness, blindness, and confusion of mind; you shall grope about at noon as blind people grope in darkness, but you shall be unable to find your way; and you shall be continually abused and robbed, without anyone to help.”
    —Bible: Hebrew, Deuteronomy 28:28,29.

    “The chief benefit, which results from philosophy, arises in an indirect manner, and proceeds more from its secret, insensible influence, than from its immediate application.”
    —David Hume (1711–1776)

    “Her wrongs are ... indissolubly linked with all undefended woe, all helpless suffering, and the plenitude of her “rights” will mean the final triumph of all right over might, the supremacy of the moral forces of reason and justice and love in the government of the nation. God hasten the day.”
    —Anna Julia Cooper (1859–1964)