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

But Crawford beat Judge Brad Schimel, a circuit court judge and former Republican state attorney general. —Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025

Crawford, a state circuit court judge, handily beat Schimel, also a circuit court judge and former state attorney general, capturing about 55% of the vote according to an unofficial tally Wednesday morning. —Samantha Riedel, Them., 2 Apr. 2025

Liberal circuit court judge Susan Crawford tied her conservative opponent, county judge Brad Schimel, to Musk at every turn. —Susan Page, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025

The result was deeply disappointing: Progressive circuit court Judge Susan Crawford of Dane County handily defeated conservative Waukesha County circuit court Judge Brad Schimel. —The Editors, National Review, 2 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1708, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for circuit court

• heliport
• nonsupport
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• teleport
• ultrashort
• abort
• airport
• alport
• athwart
• carport
• comport
• consort

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.