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circuit judge
noun
a judge of a circuit court.
circuit judge
noun
a judge presiding over a county court or crown court
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of circuit judge1
Example Sentences
Circuit Judge M. Margaret McKeown issued an even stronger warning than Roberts, admonishing the recent uptick in attacks of the bench and calls for impeachment, noting recent reports of escalations in threats against judges in the last five months.
Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested by FBI agents last week, charged with obstruction of justice and concealing an individual to prevent an arrest.
Few details were immediately available, but FBI director Kash Patel outlined the allegation in a tweet he has since taken down involving Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan.
Circuit Judge Susan P. Graber, writing for the majority, found that California’s ban on large-capacity magazines was constitutional precisely because it “restricts an especially dangerous feature of semiautomatic firearms — the ability to use a large-capacity magazine — while allowing all other uses of those firearms.”
Writing for the 11-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, Circuit Judge Susan P. Graber found that the state’s ban on magazines holding more than 10 rounds fell in line with other historical weapons restrictions in that it “restricts an especially dangerous feature of semiautomatic firearms — the ability to use a large-capacity magazine — while allowing all other uses of those firearms.”
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