How to Use circuit court in a Sentence

circuit court

noun
  • The judges ordered the case against the child to be sent back to circuit court.
    — Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The district court, again, ruled for the school, but the circuit court flipped.
    — Cate Charron, IndyStar, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The agreement was filed late last week in Leon circuit court.
    — Terry Spencer, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2022
  • In most of the state, circuit courts cover more than one county.
    — Rafael Olmeda, Sun-Sentinel.com, 4 May 2018
  • The circuit court ruled in Guy's favor.
    — Brooke Greenberg, Arkansas Online, 18 Jan. 2026
  • From there, the challenges go to circuit court and then to higher courts.
    — Molly Beck, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2021
  • His case will be considered in a circuit court.
    — Kory Grow, VIBE.com, 7 May 2026
  • At the time, Kennedy was 38 and the youngest judge on a circuit court.
    — Sam Stanton and Darrell Smith, sacbee, 27 June 2018
  • Not a single judge at the district or circuit court voted for it.
    — The Economist, 16 Dec. 2019
  • The case was bound over to circuit court in June 2024.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
  • 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
  • However, a circuit court judge ruled that the wording is set by the statute and cannot be changed.
    — Steve Lord, Aurora Beacon-News, 15 Mar. 2018
  • Collins' ex-husband, Philip Smith, had been a judge on the circuit court.
    — John Moritz, Arkansas Online, 28 Nov. 2019
  • The circuit court denied the motion.
    — Ariela Lopez, jsonline.com, 6 Aug. 2025
  • 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 circuit court will have a hearing on the lawsuit on Wednesday.
    — Fox News, 6 July 2022
  • So far, more than a dozen have been filed in Miami-Dade circuit court.
    — David Ovalle, Star Tribune, 9 July 2021
  • But the decision sets up a circuit court split with rulings from the fifth and eighth circuits.
    — Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The city has 30 days from the date of the decision to appeal it in circuit court.
    — Darcy Costello, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2019
  • According to the report, the case will be appealed to circuit court.
    — Adam Sabes, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2023
  • At the same time, the court said no judge on the circuit court had asked for a vote on whether to have the full court rehear the appeal.
    — Chris Eudaily, CNBC, 8 May 2025
  • Also at issue in the circuit court was the number of requests sent by the owner.
    — Laura Manning-Hudson, Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
  • In the 2020 primary, there were four open slots for circuit court judges.
    — Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2021
  • 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
  • The circuit court denied the motion and allowed the case to proceed to trial.
    — Jack Greiner, Cincinnati.com, 9 July 2019
  • The case is sent back to the circuit court to consider if the land is habitat, among other questions.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 27 Nov. 2018
  • There are 13 circuit courts across the country, and 94 district courts.
    — Li Zhou, Vox, 14 Nov. 2018
  • Any decision by the full circuit court may still be appealed to the Supreme Court.
    — CBS News, 9 July 2020
  • Goins’ case in that matter was pending at the circuit court level in late August.
    — Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Additional special elections may be held for longer terms, like the eight-year term of a circuit court judge.
    — Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Sep. 2025

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