How to Use circuit court in a Sentence

circuit court

noun
  • There are 179 seats on the circuit courts, and the judges have life tenure.
    — Jeffrey Toobin, The New York Review of Books, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The judge agreed with the appeal, the court director said, and the case will now go to circuit court.
    — Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The agreement was filed late last week in Leon circuit court.
    — Terry Spencer, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2022
  • The circuit court records list an offense date of May 26.
    — My Ly, arkansasonline.com, 24 Oct. 2024
  • The board has the option of appealing in circuit court.
    — Caleb Stultz, The Courier-Journal, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Collins' ex-husband, Philip Smith, had been a judge on the circuit court.
    — John Moritz, Arkansas Online, 28 Nov. 2019
  • From there, the challenges go to circuit court and then to higher courts.
    — Molly Beck, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2021
  • The circuit court will have a hearing on the lawsuit on Wednesday.
    — Fox News, 6 July 2022
  • The state high court said the Trump campaign could file its challenge in a circuit court.
    — Adam Brewster, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2020
  • The Order of Remand was from the federal court, which sent the case back to the circuit court.
    — Greg Bishop, Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2020
  • The circuit court judge on Sept. 12 then disallowed the plea, opens new tab.
    — Jenna Greene, Reuters, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The Supreme Court ruled that the circuit court must deny the defendant’s motion to have the judge review the records.
    — Molly Beck, Journal Sentinel, 16 May 2023
  • The judge set an arraignment date of Nov. 2 in circuit court.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2020
  • The defendants lost in the circuit court and the Michigan Court of Appeals declined to hear the case.
    — Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 14 June 2024
  • According to the report, the case will be appealed to circuit court.
    — Adam Sabes, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Their pretrials are set for June 24 in the circuit court.
    — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 13 June 2024
  • In the 2020 primary, there were four open slots for circuit court judges.
    — Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2021
  • Any decision by the full circuit court may still be appealed to the Supreme Court.
    — CBS News, 9 July 2020
  • The event, which has been taking place for 23 years, is organized by the area’s circuit court.
    — Tanya A. Christian, Essence, 6 Dec. 2019
  • Smith and Miller were bound over to circuit court in the embezzlement case Feb. 4.
    — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 16 Mar. 2022
  • The late Lila Neuenfelt was the first female circuit court judge in Michigan.
    — Chanel Stitt, Detroit Free Press, 13 Aug. 2021
  • The circuit court denied the motion and allowed the case to proceed to trial.
    — Jack Greiner, Cincinnati.com, 9 July 2019
  • The letter will allow the board to appeal the matter in circuit court, Hopkins said.
    — Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 20 Sep. 2022
  • The case landed in Judge Herbert Wright’s circuit court.
    — Maya Miller, ProPublica, 26 Oct. 2020
  • So far, more than a dozen have been filed in Miami-Dade circuit court.
    — David Ovalle, Star Tribune, 9 July 2021
  • Klinger was appointed as a circuit court judge by Noem in 2019.
    — CBS News, 9 Feb. 2021
  • Not a single judge at the district or circuit court voted for it.
    — The Economist, 16 Dec. 2019
  • One circuit court judge awarded the winner’s purse back to Fuller and Dancer’s Image.
    — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 13 May 2021
  • If the board upholds Forté’s recommendation, the detective can appeal to the circuit court.
    — Donna McGuire, Cummings, and Glenn E. Rice, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Having lost one of those cases, the Trump administration has already appealed to the circuit courts.
    — Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025

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