circuit court
n. court that sits at two or more locations within a particular judicial district | ||||
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Circuit court Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Circuit court
One of several courts in a given jurisdiction; a part of asystem of federal courts extending over one or more counties or districtsformerly applied to the U.S. courts of appeals. Compare District Court.
One of several courts in a given jurisdiction; a part of asystem of federal courts extending over one or more counties or districtsformerly applied to the U.S. courts of appeals. Compare District Court.
Circuit court Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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circuit court
circuit court
(law), a court which sits successively in different places in its circuit (see circuit, 6). in the united states, the federal circuit courts are commonly presided over by a judge of the supreme court, or a special circuit judge, together with the judge of the district court. they have jurisdiction within statutory limits, both in law and equity, in matters of federal cognizance. some of the individual states also have circuit courts, which have general statutory jurisdiction of the same class, in matters of state cognizance...
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circuit court
(law), a court which sits successively in different places in its circuit (see circuit, 6). in the united states, the federal circuit courts are commonly presided over by a judge of the supreme court, or a special circuit judge, together with the judge of the district court. they have jurisdiction within statutory limits, both in law and equity, in matters of federal cognizance. some of the individual states also have circuit courts, which have general statutory jurisdiction of the same class, in matters of state cognizance...
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Circuit court Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Circuit court
Circuit court is the name of court systems in several common law jurisdictions. Originally it meant a court that would hold sessions in multiple locations within its judicial district; the judge or judges would travel in a circuit in order to adjudicate cases across a wide area. Especially on the United States frontier, a judge might travel alone on horseback along with a group of lawyers. Abraham Lincoln was one such attorney who would ride the circuit in Illinois. In more settled areas, a stagecoach would be used. Eventually the legal caseload in a county would become great enough for a local judiciary. Most of these local judicial circuits have been thus replaced.
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