circuit judge

noun

: a judge who holds a circuit court

Examples of circuit judge in a Sentence

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Last year, a Milwaukee County circuit judge ordered Sherard to pay $1.35 million because of an electrical fire at one of his rental properties that killed two people. Cary Spivak, Journal Sentinel, 18 Nov. 2024 Thursday's arguments were presided over by circuit judges Jerry Edwin Smith, an appointee of Ronald Reagan; Edith Brown Clement, an appointee of George W. Bush; and Stephen A. Higginson, an appointee of Barack Obama. Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 10 Oct. 2024 The ruling came just two days after a circuit judge, Andrew Siegel, denied a request from statewide prosecutors to reconsider his earlier dismissal of a bribery case involving Hunter, another Broward schools administrator indicted by the grand jury. Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024 Her legal experience spans many of the types of cases a circuit judge would handle. Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2024 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 21 Dec. 2024.

Legal Definition

circuit judge

noun
: a judge who holds office in a circuit court

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