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	Virginia Circuit Courts
		Circuit court judges are required to reside in the circuit they serve and must have been admitted to the Virginia Bar at least five years prior to election or appointment.
		The clerk of the circuit court is a constitutional official and is elected to an eight-year term by the voters of the locality.
		The circuit court also has jurisdiction over juveniles age 14 and older who are charged with felonies and whose cases have been certified or transferred by the judge of a juvenile and domestic relations district court for trial in a circuit court.
	www.courts.state.va.us /cc/circuit.htm (1829 words)

	Kentucky: Court of Justice - Overview
		The Circuit Court is the court of general jurisdiction over cases involving capital offenses, felonies, land disputes, contested probates of wills, and general civil litigation in disputes involving more than $4,000.
		Circuit courts have the power to issue injunctions, writs of prohibition, writs of mandamus and hear appeals from district courts and administrative agencies.
		As a division of Circuit Court with general jurisdiction, the family court division of Circuit Court further retains primary jurisdiction in cases involving dissolution of marriage; child custody; visitation; maintenance and support; equitable distribution of property in dissolution cases; adoption; and, termination of parental rights.
	courts.ky.gov /courts/circuit (335 words)

	Wisconsin Court System - Circuit courts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The circuit courts are divided into branches with at least one branch in every county, with the exception of six counties that are paired off and share judges.
		Of the remaining circuits, 27 have a single judge and the largest circuit is Milwaukee County with 47 judges.
		Clerks of circuit court are independently elected, constitutional officers who work in close cooperation with the chief judges, district court administrators, and staff of the Director of State Courts Office.
	www.courts.state.wi.us /about/organization/circuit/index.htm (419 words)

	Circuit Court
		Appeals from the Circuit Courts are to the Mississippi Supreme Court.
		Juries are widely used in the Circuit Court, with a unanimous vote of 12 required for a criminal conviction, but only 9 of 12 required for a decision in a civil proceeding.
		The Circuit Court with all its attendant costs is generally the most expensive court in a county, but its work is too important to be compromised or sacrificed, and its work must be supported at an efficient and operable level.
	www.co.jackson.ms.us /DS/CircuitCourt.html (233 words)

	Chesterfield County, Virginia \| Circuit Court Clerk - General Information
		The Circuit Court Clerk, elected by the voters to serve an eight-year term, is one of five constitutional officers for Chesterfield County.
		The Circuit Court Clerk is responsible for the administration of the Circuit Court through a variety of judicial, non-judicial and fiscal activities.
		Circuit Court decisions may be appealed to the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court of Virginia, depending on the type of case involved.
	www.chesterfield.gov /JusticeAdministration/CircuitCourtClerk/general.asp (1687 words)

	Circuit court - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The original jurisdiction formerly exercised by the United States circuit courts is now exercised by the United States district courts, and their appellate jurisdiction is now exercised by the United States courts of appeals.
		Those courts were officially known as United States circuit courts of appeals from their establishment in 1894 until their name was changed to United States courts of appeals in 1947.
		In Virginia, for example, a circuit court is a court of record that has appellate jurisdiction over a county's general district court and juvenile and domestic relations court and original jurisdiction over major civil cases and all the county's felony cases.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Circuit_Court (473 words)

	Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County - Circuit Court Clerk
		In Davidson County, the Circuit Court Clerk is charged with the responsibility of maintaining not only the records of the eight Circuit Courts but also the civil records of the eleven General Sessions Courts.
		Among the types of cases heard by the Circuit Courts are contract disputes, civil torts, condemnations, worker’s compensation claims, domestic matters and the administration of estates.
		Circuit Court is a court of general jurisdiction and shares equal standing with the Criminal and Chancery trial courts.
	www.nashville.gov /circuit (515 words)

	Preferred Criminal Practices - Fairfax County, Virginia - Circuit Court (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The judges of the court strongly encourage all defendants who will be pleading guilty, to advise the Court at the earliest possible opportunity of his or her intention to do so.
		Absent leave of court, all such motions, in felony cases and those misdemeanors cases which are set to be tried with a jury, must be filed with the criminal clerk's office and served on the Office of the Commonwealth Attorney in a manner sufficient to assure actual notice by 4 p.m.
		The judges of the court are aware that sometimes issues arise at suppression hearings that the attorneys could not anticipate, and therefore counsel who file such memoranda will not be limited to the cited authorities at the hearing.
	www.fairfaxcounty.gov /courts/circuit/CCR-B-05.htm (3740 words)

	Circuit Court Judges - Fairfax County, Virginia - Circuit Court (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		He was on the General District Court bench from June 1987 and was sworn in as a Circuit Judge on October 12, 1990.
		Judge Vieregg is a former representative of the 19th Judicial Circuit, Virginia State Bar Council; a former member of the Executive Committee of the Virginia Bar Association; and a former President of the Fairfax Bar Association.
		He was appointed to the General District Court in 1994 and the Circuit Court in 1998.
	www.fairfaxcounty.gov /courts/circuit/circuit_court_judges.htm (1050 words)

	Circuit Court Main Page
		The Circuit Court for Baltimore County is the trial court of general jurisdiction.
		Four (4) former retired judges (Settlement Court) are also utilized on a part-time basis to help the court resolve other matters on a pre-trial basis pertaining to contested divorces, personal injuries, malpractice, workers compensation claims, automobile torts and a variety of other actions.
		Totally, the court employs 95 employees to provide a wide range of duties and services both to the court and the citizens of Baltimore County.
	www.co.ba.md.us /Agencies/circuit (269 words)

	Missouri Circuit Courts Homepage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Missouri circuit courts are courts of original civil and criminal jurisdiction.
		Within the circuit court, there are various divisions, such as associate circuit, small claims, municipal, family, probate, criminal, and juvenile.
		The circuit court is typically in the county seat (or the city of St. Louis) and may be in additional locations in the county.
	www.courts.mo.gov /circuits/index.nsf (153 words)

	South Carolina Judicial Department - Circuit Court
		General: The Circuit Court is the state's court of general jurisdiction.
		There are forty-six circuit judges who serve the sixteen circuits on a rotating basis, with court terms and assignments determined by the Chief Justice based upon recommendations of Court Administration.
		Circuit court judges are elected by the General Assembly to staggered terms of six years.
	www.judicial.state.sc.us /trial/circuit/index.cfm (149 words)

	Circuit Courts - Trial Courts of General Jurisdiction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Circuit courts have jurisdiction over all civil cases at law over $300; all civil cases in equity; proceedings in habeas corpus, mandamus, quo warranto, prohibition, and certiorari; and all felonies and misdemeanors.
		The circuit courts also hear appeals of family court decisions unless both parties agree to appeal directly to the Supreme Court of Appeals.
		Circuit judges are elected in partisan elections to eight-year terms.
	www.state.wv.us /wvsca/circuits.htm (245 words)

	Stafford, Virginia - Circuit Court (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The Circuit Court offices, located at the Judicial Center, 1300 Courthouse Road, is the Commonwealth's principal trial court in the County.
		The Clerk of the Circuit Court is a constitutional officer elected to an eight-year term.
		The Clerk's duties are twofold: to administer the Circuit Court's judicial proceedings and serve as record keeper for the County.
	co.stafford.va.us /Departments/Courts_&_Legal_Services/Circuit_Court/Index.shtml (276 words)

	Circuit Court (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The Circuit Court consists of the President of the Court and 33 ordinary judges.
		The President of the Circuit Court, who is also an additional Judge of the High Court, has the duty of ensuring an equitable distribution of the work of the Circuit Court amongst the several judges and the prompt despatch of business.
		The extent of its jurisdiction in both criminal and civil cases is described in the Circuit Court - Criminal Jurisdiction and the Circuit Court - Civil Jurisdiction.
	www.oasis.gov.ie /justice/courts/circuit_court.html (216 words)

	Henrico County - Circuit Court Judges
		U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia
		The Henrico Circuit Court is the 14th Judicial Circuit Court in Virginia and is the trial court of general jurisdiction.
		The Criminal Division of the Circuit Court handles all felony cases as well as misdemeanor appeals from the General District and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts.
	www.co.henrico.va.us /ccjudges (369 words)

	Madison County Government - Circuit Court (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Although the court system in both counties is administered generally by the Chief Judge of the Circuit, the Circuit Court in each county functions separately.
		The Circuit Court in Madison County is staffed by eight Circuit Judges and eleven Associate Circuit Judges.
		The Circuit Court in Bond County is staffed by the Resident Circuit Judge in that county.
	www.co.madison.il.us /CircuitCourt/Court.htm (330 words)

	accessKent \| 17th Circuit Court
		The Circuit Court is the trial court of general jurisdiction in Michigan.
		The Circuit Court has original jurisdiction in all civil cases involving more than $25,000, in all criminal cases where the offense is a felony or a serious misdemeanor, all domestic relations cases, and all child abuse, neglect, and delinquency cases.
		The Circuit Court also hears appeals from lower courts; appeals from local government boards such as zoning appeals; and appeals from some administrative agencies of state government (such as the Driver’s License Appeal Division of the Secretary of State).
	www.accesskent.com /CourtsAndLawEnforcement/17thCircuitCourt/17cc_index.htm (133 words)

	Circuit Court
		Circuit Court (703-838-4123) is a court of unlimited general jurisdiction in certain matters.
		Appeals from the Circuit Court are either to the Court of Appeals or to the State Supreme Court.
		In criminal trials, trial by jury is mandatory unless waived by the defendant, the prosecutor, and the court.
	alexandriava.gov /courts/acc (251 words)

	Circuit Court (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Circuit Court is the highest trial court in the state.
		The Probation Department of the Circuit Court gathers information on all aspects of some defendants life and analyzes the individuals past criminal record as a juvenile and as an adult.
		The Friend of the Court is established as an arm of the Circuit Court to examine all records and files in divorce cases where orders or decrees have been issued with dependent minor children involved.
	www.co.bay.mi.us /bay/home.nsf/Public/Circuit_Court.htm (302 words)

	Circuit Court - Fairfax County, Virginia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Fairfax County Circuit Court serves the residents of Fairfax County and Fairfax City.
		The Fairfax Circuit Court (19th Judicial Circuit) is the trial court of general jurisdiction.
		The Fairfax Circuit Court is the largest trial court in Virginia composed of fifteen full-time and five retired trial judges.
	www.fairfaxcounty.gov /courts/circuit (142 words)

	0n-Line Public Court and Land Records Wise County and Norton Clerk of Court (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The Clerk of Court is a supporter of the Wise County Math and Science Initiative for local high school students to learn physics, calculus, and computer programming..
		Court Case Index - The Circuit and District Courts have electronic indices of active and closed cases in Wise County and throughout the state updated nightly.
		The clerk of circuit court and the deputy clerks in this office are committed to providing you with excellent customer service.
	www.courtbar.org (514 words)

	Rehberg (MT00) - Press Release - Rehberg, House Vote to Take Montana Out of California-Based 9th Circuit Court of ...
		Montana's Congressman, Denny Rehberg, today voted for and the House approved an amendment that would split the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals into three separate courts.
		Circuit Court to include only California, Hawaii, Guam and the Northern Marianas, putting Montana, Idaho, Arizona and Nevada into a newly-created 12
		Circuit Court to included Oregon, Washington and Alaska.
	www.house.gov /list/press/mt00_rehberg/100504_9thCircuit.html (286 words)

	ELS - Macmillan Law Library - Federal Courts Finder
		U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
		U.S. District Court -- Northern District of Iowa
		U.S. District Court -- Eastern District of Tennessee
	www.law.emory.edu /FEDCTS (1591 words)

	Hawai`i State Judiciary - Courts - Circuit Courts - Circuit Courts
		Jury trials are held in the Circuit Courts, which have general jurisdiction in civil and criminal cases.
		Circuit Courts share concurrent jurisdiction with District Courts in civil non-jury cases in which the amounts in controversy are between $10,000 and $20,000.
		Other cases heard by the Circuit Courts include mechanics' liens and misdemeanor violations transferred from the District Courts for jury trials.
	www.courts.state.hi.us /page_server/Courts/Circuit/7E44E6F3983DFB45EBD8325F2C.html (115 words)

	Vanderburgh County - Circuit Court
		Vanderburgh County is one of the eighty-eight counties where the circuit is based on county lines.
		The Circuit Court is vested with unlimited trial jurisdiction in all cases, except when exclusive or concurrent jurisdiction is conferred upon other courts.
		Additionally, this court is responsible for all Grand Jury proceedings, the Law Library and manages the adult felony probation department.
	www.vanderburghgov.org /home/index.asp?page=64 (184 words)

	Judicial Branch, Circuit Court
		The Circuit Court for Prince George's County is part of the Seventh Judicial Circuit, which includes Calvert, Charles, Prince George's and St. Mary's Counties.
		The Circuit Court is the general jurisdiction trial Court that has full common law equity powers in all civil and criminal cases, along with additional powers and jurisdiction conferred by the Constitution.
		Judge Graydon S. McKee, III is the Chief Judge for the Seventh Circuit, while Judge William D. Missouri is the County Administrative Judge of the Circuit Court for Prince George's County, and the Administrative Judge for the Seventh Circuit.
	www.co.pg.md.us /Government/JudicialBranch/circuit.asp?h=&s=&n=30 (149 words)

	Circuit Courts
		For a more detailed description of circuit courts, see An Introduction to the Courts of Oregon.
		See our Statistics pages for information on circuit court caseloads and the number of judges needed to handle them.
		Circuit courts develop and maintain their own websites.
	www.ojd.state.or.us /courts/circuit/index.htm (317 words)

	Clinton County Circuit Court
		The Civil Division of Circuit Court handles civil cases over $25,000, appeals, injunctions, license restorations, condemnations, and cases for divorce without minor children.
		The Criminal Division of Circuit Court handles felony cases, criminal appeals from District Court, extraditions and writs.
		The Family Division of Circuit Court has been implemented to establish the "one family, one judge" concept.
	www.clinton-county.org /circuit/circuit_court.htm (294 words)

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