circuit court

noun

: a court that sits at two or more places within one judicial district

Examples of circuit court in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Shortly after his arrest, the victim filed a stalking violence injunction against Gonzalez in Broward circuit court. —Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 May 2024

If approved, the offices that would be affected in November would be the chief executive officer, the circuit court clerk, recorder of deeds, county auditor and coroner. —Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2024

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.