Appellate courts set binding precedent, but district courts routinely look to eachother for guidance on how to rule on questions where there is no circuit/SCOTU

Appellate courts set binding precedent, but district courts routinely look to eachother for guidance on how to rule on questions where there is no circuit/SCOTUS ruling. Similarly, a judge in one circuit may look to the decision of a different circuit court when their own circuit has yet to rule on an issue.