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.
n. the presiding judge of any State Supreme Court and the United States Supreme Court. The Chief Justice of the U. S. Supreme Court is appointed by the President and then confirmed (or not) by the U. S. Senate. The Chief Justice sets the tone for the Court, assigns the writing of majority opinions to fellow justices or to himself/herself, and oversees the management of the court and its staff.