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circuit judge

noun

  1. a judge of a circuit court.


circuit judge

noun

  1. a judge presiding over a county court or crown court
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of circuit judge1

An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805
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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.â€

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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.â€

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"Assume everything you're saying is correct — we get the case back from the Supreme Court of North Carolina. We have a case in which a writ of prohibition was filed," Circuit Judge Paul Niemeyer, a President George H.W.

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“We hold that Broadband Internet Service Providers offer only an ‘information service’ ... and therefore, the FCC lacks the statutory authority to impose its desired net-neutrality policies through the ‘telecommunications service’ provision of the Communications Act,†6th Circuit Judge Richard Allan Griffin wrote in the26-page ruling.

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"I write to advise that, after careful consideration, I have decided to continue in regular active service as a United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit," Wynn wrote.

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