district court
noun
: a trial court that has jurisdiction over certain cases within a specific judicial district
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After 120 days without a Senate confirmation, only district courts — not the Attorney General — can fill a vacancy.
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 25 Nov. 2025
His administration took control of the White House Correspondents Association pool rotation and attempted to kick the Associated Press out of the rotation before a district court sided with the news outlet.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 23 Nov. 2025
Justice Daniel Crothers, one of the three judges to vote against the ban, wrote that the district court decision wasn't wrong.
—CBS News, 22 Nov. 2025
In August 2024, a district court judge denied a motion to dismiss the first arbitrator’s decision.
—JosÉ Luis Villegas, Sacbee.com, 19 Nov. 2025
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 25 Nov. 2025
His administration took control of the White House Correspondents Association pool rotation and attempted to kick the Associated Press out of the rotation before a district court sided with the news outlet.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 23 Nov. 2025
Justice Daniel Crothers, one of the three judges to vote against the ban, wrote that the district court decision wasn't wrong.
—CBS News, 22 Nov. 2025
In August 2024, a district court judge denied a motion to dismiss the first arbitrator’s decision.
—JosÉ Luis Villegas, Sacbee.com, 19 Nov. 2025
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“District court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/district%20court. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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