Practice of travelling between court locations.
1Captain T. W. S. Kidd of Springfield was the crier of the court in the days when Mr. Lincoln used to ride the circuit.
2He liked an outdoor life, hence he was fond of riding the circuit.
3The part of his work that Abe liked best was " riding the circuit."
4The old-time custom of " riding the circuit" is to the present generation of lawyers only a tradition.
5Abraham Lincoln, when he " rode the circuit" as a lawyer, carried with him a geometry, which he studied at every opportunity.
6Judge and lawyers moved from town to town, " rode the circuit" in company,-sometimeson horseback, sometimes in their own vehicles, sometimes by stage.