Chief Justice
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The proper title is Chief Justice of the United States; however, most people refer to the office as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court because he (or she) presides over the Supreme Court of the United States (often called US Supreme Court).
Chief Justice of the United States
Associate Justice is the formal title for any US Supreme Court justice who is not the Chief Justice. There are eight Associate Justices and one Chief Justice on the Supreme Court.
The title is judge or justice depending on the context.
In the Supreme Court of the United States, they're referred to as justices. The US Supreme Court has one Chief Justice, who is addressed by his full title (e.g., Chief Justice Roberts) and eight Associate Justices, who are addressed simply as "Justice" (e.g., Justice Stevens).Some state supreme courts use the title Justice, while others refer to the members as Judge.For more information, see Related Questions, below.
They have the title of Justice of the Supreme Court, apart from one who is the President of the Supreme Court, and another who is the Deputy President of the Supreme Court.
The proper title is Chief Justice of the United States; however, most people refer to the office as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court because he (or she) presides over the Supreme Court of the United States (often called US Supreme Court).
The chief justice not only heads up the Supreme Court, but also runs the Federal court system. For that reason his/her title is, "Chief Justice of the United States".
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's official title is Associate Justiceof the Supreme Court of the United States; however, the associate justices are simply addressed to as "Justice," as in Justice Ginsburg.
The head of a state supreme court is called Chief Justice, just like the head of the US Supreme Court.
US District Courts seat judges. The title "justice" is usually reserved for those appointed to the US Supreme Court or certain state supreme courts (some states refer to their supreme court members as judges).