district court
noun
: a trial court that has jurisdiction over certain cases within a specific judicial district
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The establishment of the fund comes less than two weeks after a district court judge ruled the Kennedy Center's board acted unlawfully in adding the president's name and in making plans for two years of closure and renovations.
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Emma Nicholson, CBS News, 15 June 2026
His wife was the first woman to serve as chief district court judge in Mecklenburg County, one of his daughters was an attorney for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department and another worked for the Obama administration.
—Charlotte Observer, 15 June 2026
Attorneys for Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk, asked a Utah district court judge to take the death penalty off the table over comments a prosecutor made to the media about a bullet fragment found during the autopsy.
—Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
Special masters are subject matter experts who oversee implementation of a settlement and handle questions and disputes, subject to review by the district court judge.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 June 2026
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Emma Nicholson, CBS News, 15 June 2026
His wife was the first woman to serve as chief district court judge in Mecklenburg County, one of his daughters was an attorney for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department and another worked for the Obama administration.
—Charlotte Observer, 15 June 2026
Attorneys for Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk, asked a Utah district court judge to take the death penalty off the table over comments a prosecutor made to the media about a bullet fragment found during the autopsy.
—Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
Special masters are subject matter experts who oversee implementation of a settlement and handle questions and disputes, subject to review by the district court judge.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 June 2026
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“District court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/district%20court. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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