Apr 20, 2011 20:42
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Hebrew term

Circuit Court

Hebrew to English Law/Patents Law (general)
What is the Hebrew equivalent of the term "circuit court"?
I'm referring to the US juidicial system on the State level.

Discussion

wizard_of_words Apr 20, 2011:
At first, I thought too that it was
בית משפט אזורי

On second thought, with reference to the US State Court System, it may well be just that, as explained, for instance in the US courts website
www.uscourts.gov › ... › Court Structure:
The Constitution and laws of each state establish the state courts. A court of last resort, often known as a Supreme Court, is usually the highest court. Some states also have an intermediate Court of Appeals. Below these appeals courts are the state trial courts. Some are referred to as Circuit or District Courts.
Ref.: http://www.uscourts.gov/EducationalResources/FederalCourtBas...
However, I haven't found enough evidence for the Hebrew term in the internet.
Perhaps
בית משפט של ערכאה ראשונה
would be a more appropriate term, considering the above.

Proposed translations

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בית המשפט היושב כערכאה ראשונה במדינת...

or
בית המשפט המדינתי

It's below the [state-level] court of appeals,
בית המשפט לערעורים במדינת.../ בית המשפט המדינתי לערעורים

and that one is below the [state-level] supreme court
בית המשפט העליון במדינת.../ בית המשפט המדינתי העליון

See:
www.idc.ac.il/publications/files/471.doc
Peer comment(s):

neutral wizard_of_words : Ron, please see my comment in Discussion entry 1 - posted last night, where I suggested, following reconsideration, the term בית משפט של ערכאה ראשונה - the very same term you suggest!
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בית משפט לערעורים

According to the Wikipedia,
The United States circuit courts were the original intermediate level courts of the United States federal court system. They were established by the Judiciary Act of 1789. They had trial court jurisdiction over civil suits of diversity jurisdiction and major federal crimes. They also had appellate jurisdiction over the United States district courts. The Judiciary Act of 1891 (26 Stat. 826, also known as the Evarts Act) transferred their appellate jurisdiction to the newly created United States circuit courts of appeals, which are now known as the United States courts of appeals. In 1911, the circuit courts were abolished, with their remaining trial court jurisdiction transferred to the U.S. district courts.

According to the Hebrew Wikipedia.
בית משפט בערכאה הפדרלית השנייה, החוצצת בין בתי המשפט האזוריים לבית המשפט העליון, הוא "בית משפט לערעורים של ארצות הברית"
(United States court of appeals).
קיימים בסך הכל 12 בתי משפט לערעורים.
בתי המשפט מסודרים על פי "סבבים"
(circuits).
מקור המונח "סבב" בימים בהם השופט היה רוכב על סוסו אל היישובים השונים כדי לשמוע בהם תיקים, והיה עושה זאת בסבב אחיד. כיום, כאשר בית המשפט קבוע במקומו, "סבב" מציין אחד מ-11 תחומים גאוגרפיים בארצות הברית בנוסף למחוז קולומביה

For further information, see http://www.meirilaw.co.il/article.php?id=15
Note from asker:
Thanks but that's not it: I'm referring to the State level Circuit Court, not the federal level. On the State level there's the family & magistrate court, circuit/superior court, appelette court and supreme court. My quasion is how would you render circuit court (so far I have it as בית משפט אזורי, but I'm looking for a formal rendering).
Peer comment(s):

disagree Ron Armon : Definitely not! At state level, the circuit court is the first level and the court of appeals is the second. They are NOT the same!
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Ron, please see my comment in Discussion entry 1 - posted last night, where I suggested, following reconsideration, the term בית משפט של ערכאה ראשונה - the very same term you suggest!
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