âº a âcomplaint or a âstrong âfeeling that you have been âtreated unfairly: A âspecial âcommittee âinvestigates âprisonersâ grievances. (Definition of grievance from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary Â© Cambridge University Press). See all translations.
Supreme Court Justice. one of the nine judges of the US Supreme Court. Each Supreme Court Justice is chosen by the President of the US and must then be accepted by Congress, and they usually have this position for the rest of their lives. The most important judge is called the Chief Justice. Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
There are currently nine justices serving on the Supreme Court; listed in order of seniority, they are: 1  John Roberts, Chief Justice. 2  Anthony Kennedy, Associate Justice. 3  Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice.  Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate 1  Justice. Stephen Breyer, Associate Justice.  Samuel Alito, Associate 1  Justice. Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice.