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Listen to this article An Orange County circuit judge on Thursday found Jerry Dorisme, accused of the brutal July 4 rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl, competent to stand trial, reversing an earlier ruling.
—Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2025
Her father, James S. Moody Jr., is a longtime federal judge in Tampa who previously served as a Hillsborough circuit judge and, before that, operated a Plant City law firm.
—Dan Sullivan, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
District judges can issue nationwide injunctions (though they are sometimes criticized for doing so), and certain cases (like some redistricting cases) are heard by a hybrid panel made up of both district and circuit judges.
—Cooper Burton, ABC News, 16 Jan. 2025
Prior to the appointment, Coney Barrett served from 2017 to 2020 as a circuit judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, which covers Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
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First Known Use
1801, in the meaning defined above
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“Circuit judge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/circuit%20judge. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
Legal Definition
circuit judge
noun
: a judge who holds office in a circuit court
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