So, in theory, civil adjudication could stop altogether, as it already has on one judicial circuit in Georgia.

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Wolfinger's 18th Judicial Circuit includes Seminole County, where the shooting took place.

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During her three-year-plus as state attorney of the 4th Judicial Circuit, Jacksonville's Duval County jail has seen an increase in the population, despite a drop in crime in the city.

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Generally, a final ruling by a district court can be appealed to the United States court of appeals in the federal judicial circuit in which the district court is located.

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Alito's 15 years on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will be the major focus of scrutiny over his judicial philosophy.

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Two years after the bill was signed into law, lawyers and judicial experts are taking stock of the legislation, particularly as the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently weighed in on the Wal-Mart sex discrimination class-action case, ruling that several current and former employees can represent all women taking action against the company.

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Two years after the bill was signed into law, lawyers and judicial experts are taking stock of the legislation, particularly as the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently weighed in on the Wal-Mart (nyse: WMT - news - people ) sex discrimination class-action case, ruling that several current and former employees can represent all women taking action against the company.

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