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

At one point, a superior court judge in Orange County ordered the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office to release DeAngelo into Orange County’s custody, Ho said. —Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 10 Dec. 2025

Bringing forth the charges in local superior court appeared to be a nod to the complicated legal questions surrounding the case and the question of whether the National Guard was lawfully deployed in the district. —Gary Grumbach, NBC news, 2 Dec. 2025

But in her petition to the superior court, Mitchell asked the judge to do more than reverse the justice court's decision. —Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 12 Nov. 2025

The attorney’s office first began investigating Owens in July 2024 at the request of a superior court judge. —Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025

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
• distort
• escort
• exhort
• extort

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