circuit court of appeals
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- noun
- /ˈsɜrkɪt kɔrt əv əˈpils/
- Formal
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corte de apelaciones
- It went right to the full panel of the of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals within.
Examples
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People's Blog for the Constitution: In response to last month's injunction placed upon the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by the New York district court, the 2nd circuit court of appeals has ruled in favor of the Obama administration by provisionally extending the terms of the
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Thus, for example, different panels within the same circuit court of appeals will often adopt different approaches depending on the particular plurality decision that is being considered.
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And now comes the fun part, because the case is going to the DC Circuit Court of Appeals, which is headed by Drumroll, Please.
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The bankruptcy courts would be adjunct to the district courts, and their orders would be appealed to the district courts rather than to the circuit courts of appeal.
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The judges, however, proposed that the circuit council for each judicial circuit appoint bankruptcy judges, and that bankruptcy appeals proceed from the bankruptcy courts directly to the circuit courts of appeal, rather than to the district courts.
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President George W. Bush's federal district court nominees were seldom opposed, while many of his circuit court of appeals nominees were filibustered or not acted on.
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In response to last month's injunction placed upon the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by the New York district court, the 2nd circuit court of appeals has ruled in favor of the Obama administration by provisionally extending the terms of the act through a temporary stay.
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The Conference invited representatives of the early components of the bankruptcy community (primarily including the ABA, CLLA, NACM, and New York merchants' and bar associations) to confer with judges from the circuit courts of appeal.
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If you disagree with a district court's ruling, you can take your case to the circuit court of appeals for review.
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The circuit court of appeals plays a crucial role in the federal judiciary by reviewing cases from lower courts.
Synonyms
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A region of courts covering several places for appeals
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A court that reviews and decides on cases from lower courts
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A court that reviews and can change decisions of lower courts
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A group of judges who review and can change decisions from lower courts
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built: 'court of appeals' literally denotes a court that hears appeals, and 'circuit' signals a regional division, so a learner who knows those constituents can infer it means a regional appeals court. Although it names a specific U.S. institution, the noun + of + noun structure and the meanings of the parts make the overall sense directly derivable.
Etymology
Circuit court of appeals gets its name from when judges traveled a circuit, a set route, to visit many towns and hear cases. That picture of judges going around explains why these courts today handle 'appeals' and 'review' cases from a group of states.