circuit judge WORD ORIGIN noun a judge of a circuit court. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of circuit judge An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805 Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 British Dictionary definitions for circuit judge circuit judge noun British 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