county court
noun
: a court in some states that has a designated jurisdiction usually both civil and criminal within the limits of a county
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Massachusetts’ highest court has initiated an emergency protocol that could see many indigent criminal defendants in Middlesex and Suffolk county courts released from jail or even have their cases dropped.
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 3 July 2025
New York City Democrats head to the polls on June 24 to vote in citywide elections that will determine their party's nominee − and thus the favorite to win in November − for every office from mayor to county court judge.
—Ben Adler, USA Today, 24 June 2025
Lockley is being held on $100,000 cash-only bail in the Denver Detention Center, county court records show.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 17 June 2025
Online records didn't show booking or lawyer information for Killian and the county court clerk's office's phone didn't accept voicemails Tuesday evening.
—CBS News, 4 June 2025
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 3 July 2025
New York City Democrats head to the polls on June 24 to vote in citywide elections that will determine their party's nominee − and thus the favorite to win in November − for every office from mayor to county court judge.
—Ben Adler, USA Today, 24 June 2025
Lockley is being held on $100,000 cash-only bail in the Denver Detention Center, county court records show.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 17 June 2025
Online records didn't show booking or lawyer information for Killian and the county court clerk's office's phone didn't accept voicemails Tuesday evening.
—CBS News, 4 June 2025
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“County court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/county%20court. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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