circuit judge

noun

: a judge who holds a circuit court

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First among these, of course, are the older Supreme Court justices, but there are also 68 circuit judges and over 140 district judges who are either eligible to retire or will be by the end of the second Trump administration. Daniel Foster, National Review, 23 Jan. 2025 The case was reassigned to Oakland County's chief circuit judge, who ruled earlier this month that there was no cause for a finding that the disqualification of Maceroni is warranted; and Lucido's motion to disqualify him was denied. Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 23 Oct. 2024 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 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 8 Feb. 2025.

Legal Definition

circuit judge

noun
: a judge who holds office in a circuit court

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