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Presiding Justice

Justice Wakefield Taylor

Wakefield Taylor

Presiding Justice
From 1963 to 1982
Justice Clinton W. White

Clinton W. White

Presiding Justice
From 1978 to 1995
Justice Paul N. Halvonik

Paul N. Halvonik

Presiding Justice
From 1978 to 1979
Justice Joseph Grodin

Joseph R. Grodin

Presiding Justice
From 1979 to 1982
Therese M. Stewart

Therese M. Stewart

Presiding Justice
Since 2014
Justice Annette Abbott Adams

Annette Abbott Adams

Presiding Justice
From 1942 to 1952
Justice Norton Parker Chipman

Norton Parker Chipman

Presiding Justice
From 1905 to 1921
Justice William M. Finch

William M. Finch

Presiding Justice
From 1921 to 1931
Charles R. Barnard

Charles R. Barnard

Presiding Justice
From 1929 to 1958
Justice William Paxton Cary

William Paxton Cary

Presiding Justice
From 1930 to 1930
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