a judge presiding over a county court or crown court
circuit judge in American English
noun
a judge of a circuit court
Word origin
[1795–1805, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1795–1805. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: baseball, crunch, mannerism, oxidize, sensitivity
Examples of 'circuit judge' in a sentence
circuit judge
Well, I have just been told my name has been put forward again as a circuit judge.
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Examples include a barrister being propositioned bv a circuit judge while training.
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He was appointed as a circuit judge in 1988.
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He held the post for two years as a senior circuit judge.
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He was sworn in as a circuit judge in 1998.
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He was appointed a senior circuit judge in 2002.
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He was appointed a recorder in 1989 and became a circuit judge in 1991.
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She was appointed as recorder in 1979 and as a circuit judge in 1986.
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That is almost twice the annual salary of a circuit judge.