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But Herz can stay on the ballot, and any questions about his residency qualifications will have to wait until after all the votes are counted, a circuit judge ruled Wednesday.
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Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
Reyes also is a retired Miami-Dade police officer who went on to become a Miami-Dade circuit judge.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Schimel’s opponent is Susan Crawford, a Dane County circuit judge who served as the chief legal counsel for Democratic Governor Jim Doyle, Walker’s predecessor.
—Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
The high courts in Georgia and Nebraska banned electrocution, and a circuit judge in South Carolina found both the firing squad and electric chair unconstitutional in 2022.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
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Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
Reyes also is a retired Miami-Dade police officer who went on to become a Miami-Dade circuit judge.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Schimel’s opponent is Susan Crawford, a Dane County circuit judge who served as the chief legal counsel for Democratic Governor Jim Doyle, Walker’s predecessor.
—Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
The high courts in Georgia and Nebraska banned electrocution, and a circuit judge in South Carolina found both the firing squad and electric chair unconstitutional in 2022.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for circuit judge
chief justice
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The chief justices of some states, including California and Washington, asked ICE to stop, saying fear of arrest would keep crime victims and witnesses from showing up in court.—
Gene Johnson and Heather Hollingsworth,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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The chief justice did not appear to say anything in response.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Circuit judge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circuit%20judge. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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