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Los Angeles County voters face four runoff contests for Superior Court seats on Nov. 3, deciding who will preside over criminal and civil cases across the region.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

In 1851, Supreme Court justices still “rode circuit,” traveling the country to preside at federal trials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Allen's appearance in court was his first time standing before US District Judge Trevor McFadden, who will preside over the remainder of the case.

From BBC ● May 11, 2026

That’s when Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s nominee, is expected to preside over his first meeting as the new chairman.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026

A thousand frozen stars preside over the quad.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Now he’s married with seven kids and presides over something of an online personal-finance empire that includes an app, books, workshops and social-media communities.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

Consider the decision from the 6th Circuit, which incorporated Consumers’ Research into its reasoning, and which presides over Kentucky, home of the Kentucky Derby.

From Slate ● Jun. 12, 2026

André De Shields, Tony-winning royalty, presides over this Jellicle Ball in the role of Old Deuteronomy.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

It presides over a state, not an armed movement.

From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026

The left hemisphere presides over rational, analytical and critical thinking.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

He’s presided over declines in homicides and violent crime and established a period of relative calm after the stormy Villanueva years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

This follows eight years when the central bank was led by Jerome Powell, who presided over the Fed’s pandemic response.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

Her grandmother, the first woman his grandfather married, presided as matriarch over a farm where the wives lived together, and often helped choose the newcomers herself.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Brian Fiore-Silfvast, who presided over the ceremony, wasn’t surprised.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

On Tuesday, a funeral service was held in the modest redbrick Ebenezer Baptist Church where his father had presided for three decades, and in which young “M. L.”

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

"The unauthorised use of a performer's voice... can be considered an infringement on publicity rights," said presiding judge Aya Takahashi.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

The judge presiding over the case ordered a hearing on Wednesday, where both sides will argue why the charges should stand or be dismissed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Global economic leaders are now presiding over rising anxiety in financial markets at a particularly lousy moment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

"What the defendant did offended the Balinese people, hurt their faith and provoked public outrage," the presiding judge said, according to the Associated Press.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

At the head of the table sits Mr. McCracken, who glowers at everyone as if he were a lord presiding over his fiefdom.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman