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trial court
noun
: the court before which issues of fact and law are first determined as distinguished from an appellate court
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However, the Summit County Prosecutor’s Office appealed several of those rulings, and in September an Ohio appeals court ruled that the trial court erred in excluding the Cybercheck reports as evidence for reasons unrelated to the technology’s effectiveness.
—Todd Feathers, WIRED, 15 Oct. 2024
After that, Appeals Court judges, including Supreme Court justices, face a retention election every six years and trial court judges face a retention vote every four years.
—Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 15 Oct. 2024
But Cannon took a novel approach to the former president’s legal argument, scheduling days of hearings and opening up the hearings to testimony from third parties to the case — a rarity in federal trial court.
—Michael Wilner, Miami Herald, 15 July 2024
Appeals courts hear cases from trial courts to determine whether any legal errors were made.
—Alexandria Sands, Axios, 16 Sep. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1889, in the meaning defined above
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“Trial court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial%20court. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
Legal Definition
trial court
noun
: the court before which issues of fact and law are tried and first determined as distinguished from an appellate court
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