circuit court
noun
: a court that sits at two or more places within one judicial district
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web In Kentucky, the trigger ban took effect but was blocked by a circuit court judge less than a week later, angering Daniel Cameron, the state’s attorney general, a Republican. 
Allison Mccann, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2022 The state appealed Thomas’ circuit court opinion to the Alabama Supreme Court, which initially ruled against the retirement system before dismissing the state’s appeal as moot in 1983 upon Bryant’s death. Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al, 28 Oct. 2021 Recksiedler, 49, was elected chief judge for the 18th Judicial Circuit by her peers in 2021 after serving in criminal and civil circuit court for more than a decade, according to her judicial biography. Monivette Cordeiro, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2022 Retired Milwaukee County Chief Deputy Clerk of Circuit Court Anna Hodges was elected clerk of circuit court Tuesday after an uncharacteristically rancorous race. Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2022 Ninth Circuit Judges Morgan Christen and Jennifer Sung, joined by Arizona’s U.S. District Judge Douglas L. Rayes, currently designated by the circuit’s chief judge to sit on the circuit court, issued the ruling. oregonlive, 3 Aug. 2022 If other circuit courts have, but not the circuit court in your jurisdiction? Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2022 With the Harford County Board of Elections completing its third and final vote-counting canvass for the 2022 primary, Reilly, the county’s clerk of circuit court, had 39.1% of the vote as compared to Carl’s 39%. Jason Fontelieu, Baltimore Sun, 29 July 2022 In court documents dated July 1 in the circuit court of Fairfax County, Virginia, attorneys for Heard claim the damages awarded to Depp were excessive and unsupported by the evidence at trial. Kristina Sgueglia And Mirna Alsharif, CNN, 5 July 2022 See More
Allison Mccann, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2022 The state appealed Thomas’ circuit court opinion to the Alabama Supreme Court, which initially ruled against the retirement system before dismissing the state’s appeal as moot in 1983 upon Bryant’s death. Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al, 28 Oct. 2021 Recksiedler, 49, was elected chief judge for the 18th Judicial Circuit by her peers in 2021 after serving in criminal and civil circuit court for more than a decade, according to her judicial biography. Monivette Cordeiro, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2022 Retired Milwaukee County Chief Deputy Clerk of Circuit Court Anna Hodges was elected clerk of circuit court Tuesday after an uncharacteristically rancorous race. Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2022 Ninth Circuit Judges Morgan Christen and Jennifer Sung, joined by Arizona’s U.S. District Judge Douglas L. Rayes, currently designated by the circuit’s chief judge to sit on the circuit court, issued the ruling. oregonlive, 3 Aug. 2022 If other circuit courts have, but not the circuit court in your jurisdiction? Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2022 With the Harford County Board of Elections completing its third and final vote-counting canvass for the 2022 primary, Reilly, the county’s clerk of circuit court, had 39.1% of the vote as compared to Carl’s 39%. Jason Fontelieu, Baltimore Sun, 29 July 2022 In court documents dated July 1 in the circuit court of Fairfax County, Virginia, attorneys for Heard claim the damages awarded to Depp were excessive and unsupported by the evidence at trial. Kristina Sgueglia And Mirna Alsharif, CNN, 5 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1708, in the meaning defined above
Legal Definition
circuit court
noun
: a court that sits in more than one place in a judicial district: as
a
: a state court usually with original jurisdiction and sometimes with appellate jurisdiction
b
: any of the federal courts of appeals —not used technically
Note: Before 1948, the U.S. Courts of Appeals were known as Circuit Courts of Appeals.
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