circuit judge

noun

: a judge who holds a circuit court

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The high courts in Georgia and Nebraska banned electrocution, and a circuit judge in South Carolina found both the firing squad and electric chair unconstitutional in 2022. N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025 But Herz can stay on the ballot, and any questions about his residency qualifications will have to wait until after all the votes are counted, a circuit judge ruled Wednesday. Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025 It will be led by Marie Mato, who leaves the State Attorney’s Office in January to take the bench as a circuit judge. Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025 Macready appealed to the Supreme Court after a Seminole County circuit judge last month refused to block the execution. Jim Saunders, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for circuit judge

Word History

First Known Use

1801, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of circuit judge was in 1801

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“Circuit judge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/circuit%20judge. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

Legal Definition

circuit judge

noun
: a judge who holds office in a circuit court

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