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 Careaga, along with Careaga Plastic Surgery and Martinez, are among the defendants in a pending October 2023 civil lawsuit filed by Gonzalez Benitez’s husband in Miami-Dade circuit court. —David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 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

The most successful so far comes from Tampa, where a circuit court judge in August reaffirmed a statewide injunction pausing DOAH hearings after a Hurricane Milton victim argued the company was violating his rights. —Mario Ariza, ProPublica, 15 Sep. 2025

Reporters gathered information from the school board, police department, medical examiner’s office and circuit court. —Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1708, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for circuit court

• heliport
• nonsupport
• reexport
• teleport
• ultrashort
• abort
• airport
• alport
• athwart
• carport
• comport
• consort

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.