Difference between revisions of "Circuit Court"

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Circuit Court has more than one meaning. As such, this article is merely a disambiguation page, listing articles associated with Circuit Court.

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A circuit court can mean:

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-The '''Circuit Courts''' are the appellate courts which handle appeals 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]].
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-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.
+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.