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circuit judge

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Definition of circuit judge

as in chief justice

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Recent Examples of circuit judge Dugan resigned from her position as a Milwaukee County circuit judge two weeks after her conviction amid threats of impeachment from Republican state lawmakers. — ABC News, 16 June 2026 The Arkansas attorney general’s office wants the state Supreme Court on an emergency basis to dismiss a lawsuit against the Board of Corrections, after a circuit judge refused to do so. — Arkansas Online, 18 May 2026 According to the decision, William Pryor, the chief circuit judge of the 11th Circuit, in September, was made aware of a complaint against the unnamed judge based on a memorandum received by the chief judge in the district. — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 26 May 2026 On June 5 — after a hearing on the issue was continued multiple times — a Platte County associate circuit judge sustained the one-year revocation and ordered it to begin immediately. — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for circuit judge

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This year the chief justice prevailed with different coalitions.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Warren Burger, chief justice of the United States and the chancellor of the Smithsonian, made short work of introducing the president.

— Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 1 July 2026

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Three of the city’s ten aldermen were Black, as was the justice of the peace, the coroner, and a member of the influential board of audit and finance.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 3 July 2026
The San Antonio International Airport shipped a robot back to its manufacturer after the 420-pound machine failed at multiple turns, Sheriff Javier Salazar was involved in a wreck and a Texas justice of the peace was involved in a late night brawl at Whataburger — with a teenager.

— JJ Velasquez, San Antonio Express-News, 10 May 2026

Definition of justice of the peace

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