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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New York City Democrats head to the polls on Tuesday to determine their party's nominee for every office from mayor to county court judge.
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Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 25 June 2025
The judges are of a different caliber than in some state courts and county courts.
—John E. Jones Iii, The Conversation, 18 Apr. 2025
Mad Dog continued to trade despite failing to observe multiple county court judgments in favor of supporting artists owed money.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025
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.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 3 July 2025
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Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 25 June 2025
The judges are of a different caliber than in some state courts and county courts.
—John E. Jones Iii, The Conversation, 18 Apr. 2025
Mad Dog continued to trade despite failing to observe multiple county court judgments in favor of supporting artists owed money.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025
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.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 3 July 2025
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“County court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/county%20court. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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