I don't know when they were first established, but I know that they are called circuit courts because judges rode around the countryside in circuits, or pre-set paths. Isn't that interesting?
Quite a while, since the term circuit court is derived from the practice of judges riding the countryside on preset paths.
I'm a judge in the Circuit court. Oh, cool! I know circuit courts are part of common law systems. How do you like being a judge? Honestly, it's a bit intimidating. I woefully underqualified. I'm a bit embarrassed to ask, but what does a circuit court do? Well the core concept requires judges to travel to different locations. Do circuit courts have juries? Well, I don't know if they have juries. I do know the reason the judges travel is to maintain a wide visibility and a good understanding of the cases in a given region. Is there anything else you need to know? When were circuit courts first established?
Thus, the term ''circuit court'' is derived from the practice of having judges ride around the countryside each year on pre-set paths − circuits − to hear cases.