superior court

noun

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

Examples of superior court in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In May, the California Supreme Court ordered the attorney general’s office to respond to the arguments and assigned the case to a superior court. — Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

The teen is being charged as an adult under Georgia's SB440 law, which gives adult superior courts jurisdiction over teenagers aged 13 to 17 accused of specific violent felonies. — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Bodycam videos shows the arrest of a superior court judge in Northwest Indiana for drunk driving last weekend. — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

Hearn's attorneys, meanwhile, have asked a superior court judge to order the Justice Department to turn over evidence as part of discovery in the case. — Jack Date, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1584, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for superior court

• abort
• airport
• alport
• athwart
• carport
• comport
• consort
• deport
• disport
• distort
• escort
• exhort

Legal Definition

superior court

noun

often capitalized S&C

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