circuit judge
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of circuit judge
An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805
Example Sentences
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The South Carolina General Assembly elected Goodstein as resident circuit judge for the first judicial circuit in 1998.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025
The circuit judge overseeing the hearing, with approval from the victim's widower, said he would sign off on the new sentence, according to The Times.
From Salon • Sep. 27, 2024
Over the course of a month, as the Associated Press reports, “a circuit judge, an appellate court, and the Missouri Supreme Court all agreed Hemme should be released, but she was still held behind bars.”
From Slate • Aug. 9, 2024
Ernest Finney became the state’s first African American circuit judge since Reconstruction in 1976.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2024
After the verdict, circuit judge James Garrett asked Cherry if he had anything to say.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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