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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In the first six months, state records show the Department of Justice directed county courts to shield 11 million cases from public view, helping six million defendants.
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Calmatters, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
At the time of publication, a federal court dismissed the Marine from the case and sent the case back to county court, where the team refiled motions for dismissal and use of a pseudonym.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
Various county court clerks said their offices were operating smoothly, despite the disruptions to some online portals and services.
—Marc Levy, Quartz, 5 Feb. 2024
In September, a federal judge moved Willis’ murder case against Kim from county court to federal court, where a federal judge is now presiding over it.
—Simone Weichselbaum, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2023
The case wasn’t formally dismissed by the county court, however, legal documents show.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
Documents were presented around 9 p.m. by the county courts clerk to the Fulton County judge who for months has been presiding over the investigation.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2023
In the complaint, lawyers for El Paso County estimated that the law could result in 8,000 additional arrests each year, creating steep costs for county courts and jails and upending the relationship between the county government and its large immigrant community.
—J. David Goodman, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2023
It was then placed back on hold in county court, as part of a subsequent lawsuit challenging it as unconstitutional under the state constitution.
—The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 17 Dec. 2023
Calmatters, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
At the time of publication, a federal court dismissed the Marine from the case and sent the case back to county court, where the team refiled motions for dismissal and use of a pseudonym.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
Various county court clerks said their offices were operating smoothly, despite the disruptions to some online portals and services.
—Marc Levy, Quartz, 5 Feb. 2024
In September, a federal judge moved Willis’ murder case against Kim from county court to federal court, where a federal judge is now presiding over it.
—Simone Weichselbaum, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2023
The case wasn’t formally dismissed by the county court, however, legal documents show.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
Documents were presented around 9 p.m. by the county courts clerk to the Fulton County judge who for months has been presiding over the investigation.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2023
In the complaint, lawyers for El Paso County estimated that the law could result in 8,000 additional arrests each year, creating steep costs for county courts and jails and upending the relationship between the county government and its large immigrant community.
—J. David Goodman, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2023
It was then placed back on hold in county court, as part of a subsequent lawsuit challenging it as unconstitutional under the state constitution.
—The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 17 Dec. 2023
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“County court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/county%20court. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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