circuit court

American  

noun

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

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

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Etymology

Origin of circuit court

An Americanism dating back to 1700–10

Example Sentences

The only recourse available to him is to raise any defenses that he has, first in his immigration court proceedings before the Board of Immigration Appeals, then to the federal circuit court that has jurisdiction over the immigration court that initially heard his removal proceedings—in this case, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.

From Slate

Circuit Court of Appeals issued a devastating blow to Khalil’s case: A three-judge panel dismissed his habeas corpus petition challenging the federal government’s attempts to detain and deport him.

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And what do you make of the circuit court’s latest opinion?

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Once he loses at the BIA, he can appeal that to the relevant federal circuit court, which for him, the administration would argue, is the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.

From Slate

There is a doctrine that allows for people to go to federal court and file habeas petitions when their constitutional rights have been violated, and it doesn’t require waiting months or years to first exhaust the immigration court proceedings, waiting again for the BIA to rule, and finally getting to a federal circuit court of appeals.

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