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

The number of observers was limited to two people in at least two polling locations, the RNC said in the lawsuit filed in circuit court in Milwaukee County. —Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,jake Piazza,annie Nova,rebecca Picciotto,ece Yildirim, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024

Case moves to Hamilton County Mondal was originally charged in Dearborn County following the incident and his trial was set to begin on Nov. 12 in the county's circuit court. —Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2024

The settlement was filed in circuit court in Missouri, where Freeman and Moss had sued the website for defamation. —Melissa Cruz, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024

That would then set off a similar process before the circuit court that was seen previously in the immunity fight, and it's widely expected that the case will inevitably find itself back before the Supreme Court. —Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 3 Oct. 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.