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Presiding Justice

Justice Frank K. Richardson

Frank K. Richardson

Presiding Justice
From 1971 to 1974
Justice Arthur G. Scotland

Arthur G. Scotland

Presiding Justice
From 1989 to 2010
Frances Rothschild

Frances Rothschild

Presiding Justice
Since 2005
Lee Smalley Edmon

Lee Smalley Edmon

Presiding Justice
Since 2014
Justice Brian M. Hoffstadt

Brian M. Hoffstadt

Presiding Justice
Since 2014
Brian S. Currey

Brian S. Currey

Presiding Justice
From 2018 to 2025
Laurence D. Rubin

Laurence D. Rubin

Presiding Justice
From 2018 to 2024
Justice Arthur Gilbert

Arthur Gilbert

Presiding Justice
From 1983 to 2026

Dennis M. Perluss

Presiding Justice
From 2001 to 2023
Maria E. Stratton

Maria E. Stratton

Presiding Justice
Since 2018
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