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circuit-riding justice

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A quick definition of circuit-riding justice:

Circuit-riding justice refers to a type of judge who traveled to different places to hold trials. This was common in the past when there were fewer judges and people lived far apart. The circuit-riding justice would go from town to town to make sure everyone had access to justice.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Circuit-riding justice refers to a justice who travels within a circuit to preside over trials. This term is historically used to describe a U.S. Supreme Court justice who was required to travel within a circuit to preside over trials under the Judiciary Act of 1789. In each of three circuits that then existed, two justices sat with one district judge.

Example: An example of circuit-riding justice is when a U.S. Supreme Court justice travels to different cities within a circuit to hear cases. For instance, in the early days of the United States, the Supreme Court justices would travel on horseback to different parts of the country to hear cases. This allowed people in different regions to have access to the Supreme Court without having to travel to Washington, D.C.

Explanation: Circuit-riding justice was an important part of the early American legal system. It allowed people in different parts of the country to have access to the Supreme Court and ensured that justice was being served across the nation. The term "circuit" refers to a geographical area that includes several states. Justices would travel to different cities within the circuit to hear cases and make decisions. This helped to ensure that the Supreme Court was not just a distant institution in Washington, D.C., but was accessible to people across the country.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
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Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
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[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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