Governor
The Governor is the highest ranking official in a State. However, he is kept in check by the state congress and the state supreme court.
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South Carolina. It was ranked second.
The Oregon Health & Science College is the highest ranked College in Oregon.
A Chief Justice typically presides over, or leads, the highest appellate court in the state or federal system. He (or she) is the highest ranked judge in the state or federal Judicial Branch.
* Quartermaster General in the New York State Militia
(in the US) Second highest elected state official is the Lieutenant Governor - of the US - it is the Vice-president.
The highest ranked Online Trading Service for 2012 was the Options House for their easy to understand service. They have not yet chosen a highest ranked online trading service for 2013.
Soupreme court
The prime minister is the highest official in a parliamentary government. Sometimes the head of state is a different person.
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