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Line 1: − + − The '''Circuit Courts''' are the appellate [[court]]s which handle [[appeal]]s from federal district courts. They generally hear cases on small panels, but may elect to hear a case ''en banc'', which is to say, with the entirety of the Circuit's appellate judges. They are limited to federal [[subject matter jurisdiction|subject matter]]. − The title of "circuit courts" refers to the fact that judges used to "ride the circuit" between national courthouses to administer justice fairly nationwide. This proved to be quite taxing on justices, and was suspended shortly after the [[Judiciary Act|enabling act's]] promulgation.+ − + − In the state court systems of many states, the term "circuit court" refers to a [[trial]] court of general jurisdiction.+ − [[category:law]] −
Absent dissent in over three years, I have made the change.
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{{Disambiguation}}
A '''circuit court''' can mean:
*the [[United States Court of Appeals]] for a particular circuit; or
*a type of [[trial court]] in many [[state court]] systems.
[[Category:Circuit Courts]]