Noun
Associate Justice (plural Associate Justices)
(US, law) A member of a judicial panel who is not the chief justice.
Among those who supported this view is U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who Trump appointed to the high court in 2018. Source: Internet
Associate Justice Abe Fortas was nominated to the position of Chief Justice of the United States, but his nomination was filibustered by Senate Republicans in 1968. Source: Internet
FILE – In this Feb. 15, 2018, file photo, Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas sits as he is introduced during an event at the Library of Congress in Washington. Source: Internet
The opportunity arose when an opening occurred for Ambassador to the UN, with Adlai Stevenson's death; Associate Justice Arthur Goldenberg accepted Johnson's offer to transfer to the position. Source: Internet
FILE PHOTO: Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy speaks during a swearing in ceremony for Judge Neil Gorsuch as an associate justice of the Supreme Court in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, U.S., April 10, 2017. Source: Internet
Associate Justice Marvic Leonen, the most junior justice in the SC, had a net worth of P1.8 million last year, slightly up from his P1.6 million in 2012. Source: Internet