circuit court

noun

: a court that sits at two or more places within one judicial district

Examples of circuit court in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But Tennessee’s argument echoes circuit court decisions that have forced gender-affirming care bans to take hold across several states — thanks, in part, to Dobbs. —Orion Rummler, Them, 31 Oct. 2024

When West appealed, a circuit court judge ruled the law was an unconstitutional violation of the First Amendment. —Kristina M. Lee, The Conversation, 18 Oct. 2024

The state Supreme Court essentially said on Friday that Kennedy failed to make his case — and failed to prove the circuit court had ruled in error. —Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2024

The number of observers was limited to two people in at least two polling locations, the RNC said in the lawsuit filed in circuit court in Milwaukee County. —Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,jake Piazza,annie Nova,rebecca Picciotto,ece Yildirim, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1708, in the meaning defined above

Legal Definition

circuit court

noun

: a court that sits in more than one place in a judicial district: as

a

: a state court usually with original jurisdiction and sometimes with appellate jurisdiction

b

: any of the federal courts of appeals

—not used technically

Note: Before 1948, the U.S. Courts of Appeals were known as Circuit Courts of Appeals.