superior court

noun

Updated on: 28 Apr 2018

Definition of superior court

1 : a court of general jurisdiction intermediate between the inferior courts (such as a justice of the peace court) and the higher appellate courts

2 : a court with juries having original jurisdiction

Recent Examples of superior court from the Web

Whitnum 57, made a brief appearance in superior court but did not speak.

— david owens, courant.com, "Lee Whitnum Appears In Court Without Lawyer; Judge Enters Not Guilty Plea For Her," 19 Apr. 2018
By contrast the state’s court system employs more than 2,200 judges at the superior court and appellate court levels.

— greg moran, sandiegouniontribune.com, "State court agency spent $600,000 to settle sexual harassment claims against judges, employees," 24 Mar. 2018
Last month, Pastner filed a complaint in a Pima County, Ariz., superior court against Ronald Bell and Jennifer Pendley.

— michael mccann, SI.com, "The Potential Legal and NCAA Fallout From Josh Pastner's Lurid Litigation Dispute," 17 Feb. 2018
Lula would then be released until his conviction is confirmed by the superior court of justice, which could take months or even years.

— The Economist, "Lula goes to jail," 8 Apr. 2018
Ortez-Diaz already appeared for his initial hearing in superior court.

— ryan martin, Indianapolis Star, "Man arrested in Indianapolis murder is in country illegally," 5 Apr. 2018
Taft was born in Cincinnati in 1857, the son of Alphonso Taft, a judge on the Ohio superior court and a cabinet member under President Ulysses Grant.

— gerard helferich, WSJ, "‘William Howard Taft’ Review: Taking the Bully Out of the Pulpit," 19 Mar. 2018
Detectives presented the case to the Orange County Prosecutor’s Office and the superior court issued an arrest warrant for Brown.

— Indianapolis Star, "Paoli youth football president arrested on charges of child pornography," 3 Mar. 2018
And Washington’s superior courts have held about 65 hearings under the law since it was approved by voters in 2016.

— New York Times, "States Mull ‘Red Flag’ Gun Seizures from People Deemed Dangerous," 23 Feb. 2018

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First Known Use of superior court

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in the meaning defined at sense 1

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legal Definition of superior court

1 : a court of general jurisdiction intermediate between the inferior courts and the higher appellate courts

2 : a court having original jurisdiction and conducting jury trials

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