CIRCUIT COURT

Definition: CIRCUIT COURT

CIRCUIT COURT

1. (Law), a court which sits successively in different places in its circuit (see Circuit , 6). In the United States, the federal circuit courts are commonly presided over by a judge of the supreme court, or a special circuit judge, together with the judge of the district court. They have jurisdiction within statutory limits, both in law and equity, in matters of federal cognizance. Some of the individual States also have circuit courts, which have general statutory jurisdiction of the same class, in matters of State cognizance.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Crosswords: CIRCUIT COURT

Books

• A Court Divided: The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Politics of Judicial Reform (reference)

• Argument of William H. Hunt, Esq., before the United States Circuit Court (reference)

• Authorized by No Law: The San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1856 and the United States Circuit Court for the Districts of California (reference)

• Judicial Politics in the D.C. Circuit Court (reference)

• Rugged Justice: The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the American West, 1891-1941 (reference)

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Periodicals

• Us Central And Ninth Circuit Court Rules (reference)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Negro student (centre) in the dining hall of the University of Missouri, Columbia, in 1951--He was one of the first ten Negroes admitted to university following a circuit court ruling in their favour. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Human Rights

Ghana

In 2000 the Circuit Court adjourned the case and released the defendants on bail. (references)

Papua New Guinea

Additionally, circuit court sittings were infrequent because of a shortage of judges and funds, delaying both the trial process and the rendering of decisions. (references)

Ireland

The judicial system consists of a district court with 23 districts, a circuit court with 8 circuits, the High Court, the Court of Criminal Appeal, and the Supreme Court. (references)

Women

Ghana

In April the local press reported that the woman took the case to the CHRAJ and filed a suit in circuit court against the tribunal members and the teacher, claiming that the accusation of witchcraft and subsequent tribunal hearing subjected her to slander and public humiliation. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expression using "CIRCUIT COURT": circuit court of appeals. Additional references.

French

Tribunal d'arrondissement. (various references)

German

Kreisgericht (district court, trial court). (various references)

Italian

Tribunale di circolo. (various references)

Pig Latin

ircuitcay ourtcay

Russian 

юрид)окружной суд. (various references)

RM:dretgira cirquitala. (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-5 letters: circuit, crittur.

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