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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No hearing dates have yet been scheduled for his case, according to online county court records.
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Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 18 Oct. 2024
Earlier this year, Hernandez-Thorpe successfully petitioned the county court to add Hernandez to his legal surname, as a way to honor the Mexican immigrants who raised him.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2024
Doug Engle/Ocala Star-Banner via AP, Pool The county court clerk's office said in an email that eight Black people were among the 70 in the initial jury pool.
—CBS News, 17 Aug. 2024
Voting for county court judge is underway by mail and through early voting.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2024
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Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 18 Oct. 2024
Earlier this year, Hernandez-Thorpe successfully petitioned the county court to add Hernandez to his legal surname, as a way to honor the Mexican immigrants who raised him.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2024
Doug Engle/Ocala Star-Banner via AP, Pool The county court clerk's office said in an email that eight Black people were among the 70 in the initial jury pool.
—CBS News, 17 Aug. 2024
Voting for county court judge is underway by mail and through early voting.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2024
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“County court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/county%20court. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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