Question: Who appoints the chief justice of the supreme court?
Answer: nominated by the president
confirmed by the Senate
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qaPairs: question: Who appoints the chief justice of the supreme court in the US?
answer: president of the United States
question: Who appoints the chief justice of the supreme court in canada?
answer: Governor General-in-Council
question: Who appoints the chief justice of the supreme court in the Philippines?
answer: president of the Philippines
question: Who appoints the chief justice of the supreme court in  Nigeria?
answer: President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
question: Who appoints the chief justice of the supreme court in Kenya?
answer: President