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noun

a court holding sessions at various intervals in different sections of a judicial district.

(initial capital letters) the court of general jurisdiction in a number of U.S. states.

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Origin of circuit court

An Americanism dating back to 1700–10

Words nearby circuit court

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How to use circuit court in a sentence

They had been classmates at the University of Alabama and had gone head-to- head several years earlier when Wallace, then a circuit court judge, had refused Johnson’s order to open voting records to inspection by the Civil Rights Commission.
How Robert F. Kennedy Shaped His Brother's Response to Civil Rights|Patricia Sullivan|August 11, 2021|Time
He appointed 54 judges to the circuit courts that are the final word on most appeals—just one less than Obama selected over eight years.
How Republicans Have Packed the Courts for Years|Jackie Calmes|June 22, 2021|Time
The circuit court ruled that the First Step Act only covered high and mid-level crack offenders—not low-level ones like Terry.
SCOTUS Hears Case That Could Impact Sentencing For Many ‘Low-Level’ Crack Cocaine Offenders|Madeleine Carlisle|May 3, 2021|Time
A federal circuit court ruled in Oracle’s favor in 2018, deciding that Google’s use of the technology was illegal.
How Google’s Big Supreme Court Victory Could Change Software Forever|Madeleine Carlisle|April 6, 2021|Time

A circuit court judge ruled in Northam’s favor, but the case was appealed to the state Supreme Court, which has agreed to hear it but not yet set a date.
Virginia Supreme Court clears the way for Charlottesville to take down statue of Robert E. Lee|Gregory S. Schneider|April 1, 2021|Washington Post
Unless there is a court decision that changes our law, we are OK.
Jeb Bush’s Unseen Anti-Gay Marriage Emails|Jackie Kucinich|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
On Dec. 30, she filed a similar lawsuit in D.C. Superior Court.
Ex-CBS Reporter Sharyl Attkisson’s Battle Royale With the Feds|Lloyd Grove|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Cassandra, whose hair has already begun to fall out from her court-mandated chemotherapy, could face a similar outcome.
Should Teens Have The Right To Die?|Brandy Zadrozny|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He added: “People say he deserves his day in court… Do we have enough time?”
Bill Maher: Hundreds of Millions of Muslims Support Attack on ‘Charlie Hebdo’|Lloyd Grove|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The court ruled she lacked the maturity to make her own medical decisions.
Should Teens Have The Right To Die?|Brandy Zadrozny|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
M'Bongo and his whole court are now clothed, I am happy to say, at least to a certain extent.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
When I was at Portugal, there was held at that time the court of justice of the Inquisition.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner (1801)|Daniel Defoe
He also states that the Audiencia is virtually non-existent, and so there is no high court in which justice may be sought.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
Rene le Pays, a French poet, died; well known at court by his miscellanies.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
In the court-yard of the hotel was standing the voiture, which had come in some twenty minutes before us.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various