municipal court
noun
1
: a court that sits in some cities and larger towns and that usually has civil and criminal jurisdiction over cases arising within the municipality
2
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So Cleveland activists, Jeffrey Mixon and Mariah Crenshaw are protesting several candidates for a municipal court judge and the Clerk of Court’s job.
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Laura Johnston, cleveland, 30 Aug. 2023
After a municipal court hearing on Aug. 1, his case was bound over to Fulton County Superior Court and Hawkins was transferred to the Fulton County Jail on Aug. 5.
—Jozsef Papp, ajc, 18 Aug. 2023
This $124 citation is, by far, the most common processed in the municipal court, accounting for nearly one in three cases that ended with a guilty disposition and more than $19,000 in fines last year, records show.
—Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 11 Aug. 2023
If the issue didn't get resolved the department could take the business to municipal court or continue further education efforts.
—Devi Shastri, Journal Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2023
According to the Brookhaven municipal court, attorneys for the Cases entered not-guilty pleas on their behalf.
—Deena Zaru, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2023
Enter Email Sign Up From 2011 to 2021, Wade was an associate municipal court judge in Marietta, Georgia, handling cases like city ordinance violations and misdemeanors.
—Danny Hakim, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2023
Local residents and dairy workers from around the area drive in to cash their checks, buy tortillas and other staples from back home, and go to the municipal court to pay their tickets for driving without a license.
—Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 11 Aug. 2023
The county attorney dropped the resisting arrest and disruption charges and a municipal court judge disposed of the assault charge, according to Travis County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Kristen Dark.
—Lauren McGaughy, Dallas News, 5 May 2023
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Laura Johnston, cleveland, 30 Aug. 2023
After a municipal court hearing on Aug. 1, his case was bound over to Fulton County Superior Court and Hawkins was transferred to the Fulton County Jail on Aug. 5.
—Jozsef Papp, ajc, 18 Aug. 2023
This $124 citation is, by far, the most common processed in the municipal court, accounting for nearly one in three cases that ended with a guilty disposition and more than $19,000 in fines last year, records show.
—Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 11 Aug. 2023
If the issue didn't get resolved the department could take the business to municipal court or continue further education efforts.
—Devi Shastri, Journal Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2023
According to the Brookhaven municipal court, attorneys for the Cases entered not-guilty pleas on their behalf.
—Deena Zaru, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2023
Enter Email Sign Up From 2011 to 2021, Wade was an associate municipal court judge in Marietta, Georgia, handling cases like city ordinance violations and misdemeanors.
—Danny Hakim, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2023
Local residents and dairy workers from around the area drive in to cash their checks, buy tortillas and other staples from back home, and go to the municipal court to pay their tickets for driving without a license.
—Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 11 Aug. 2023
The county attorney dropped the resisting arrest and disruption charges and a municipal court judge disposed of the assault charge, according to Travis County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Kristen Dark.
—Lauren McGaughy, Dallas News, 5 May 2023
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First Known Use
1828, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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municipal court
noun
: a court that sits in some cities and larger towns and that usually has limited civil and criminal jurisdiction over cases arising within the municipality
also
: police court
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