circuit judge
noun[C]
us/ˈsɜr·kət ˌdʒʌdʒ/a judge whodecidescasesthat arebroughtto a circuitcourt:
The Circuit Judgeissuedatemporaryrestrainingorder.
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circuit judge
noun[C]
LAWukusajudgewhotravelsto andworksin thecourtsthat are in differentplaceswithin aparticulararea'scourtsystem:
Theseniorjudgesfillin fordistrictandcircuitjudgeswho areill, onvacation, orotherwiseunavailable.
Shebecamethe first womancircuitjudgein the 5thCircuit.
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He became a recorder in 1994 and then acircuitjudgein 2001.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He was released from prison after fifteen months on a suspended sentence issued by the originalcircuitjudgethat sentenced him.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He served ascircuitjudgefor 20 years (1977-1996), including 18 as chief judge.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He was an unsuccessful candidate forcircuitjudgeof the twenty-first judicial district in 1898.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A senior district judge can be assigned to an appellate case, and acircuitjudgecan be assigned to preside over a trial.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He remained acircuitjudgeuntil he reached the mandatory retirement age of seventy-five.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He was reelectedcircuitjudgeand served from 1865 to 1871.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He left his firm and retired from private practice in 1984, on being appointed a fullcircuitjudge.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Circuitjudgeof the fourteenth judicial district 1874-1880.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Another investigation saw acircuitjudgeindicted by a federal grand jury and subsequently convicted.
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