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Aaron Martin, an associate circuit judge in Moniteau County, Mo., ruled that a state law requiring redactions of many court records, including the names of all witnesses and victims involved in lawsuits and criminal proceedings, violates the U.S. and Missouri constitutions.
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024
The circuit judge, Donald Hafele, scheduled a hearing on May 15 to discuss the risk protection order.
—Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 2 May 2025
So the odds do not look good for Nancy Jacobs, a circuit judge in Tampa.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2025
The Third, Fourth, Ninth, and Seventh Circuits require a certificate of appealability to issue so long as any circuit judge votes to grant one.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024
The circuit judge, Donald Hafele, scheduled a hearing on May 15 to discuss the risk protection order.
—Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 2 May 2025
So the odds do not look good for Nancy Jacobs, a circuit judge in Tampa.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2025
The Third, Fourth, Ninth, and Seventh Circuits require a certificate of appealability to issue so long as any circuit judge votes to grant one.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for circuit judge
chief justice
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Ultimately, the chief justice analogized the case to the Supreme Court’s 2021 ruling that Philadelphia couldn’t exclude a religious agency from its foster care system.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
30 Apr. 2025
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Call the Federal Judicial Center and leave a message saying that the chief justice must speak out against the Trump regime’s efforts to intimidate the courts with threats and that judges need more protection.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
3 June 2025
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“Circuit judge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circuit%20judge. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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