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
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Rather than try to have the charges thrown out due to the questionable status of the warrant, the ACLU attorneys wanted Hardwick tried at the superior court level.
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Martin Padgett
june 12, Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
Earlier in his career, Boasberg worked as a U.S. attorney specializing in homicide prosecutions and President George W. Bush appointed him in 2002 to the D.C. superior court as an associate judge presiding over civil, criminal and domestic violence cases before being named to the federal bench.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 18 Mar. 2025
The superior court judge is scheduled to continue his testimony during his trial on Tuesday, Feb. 25.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Nichelle Holmes, a Contra Costa County superior court judge who lives in Fairfield, lost her two twin daughters Elizabeth and Jacqueline to the disease, one who died of complications just last October.
—Jane Tyska, Mercury News, 25 June 2025
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Martin Padgett
june 12, Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
Earlier in his career, Boasberg worked as a U.S. attorney specializing in homicide prosecutions and President George W. Bush appointed him in 2002 to the D.C. superior court as an associate judge presiding over civil, criminal and domestic violence cases before being named to the federal bench.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 18 Mar. 2025
The superior court judge is scheduled to continue his testimony during his trial on Tuesday, Feb. 25.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Nichelle Holmes, a Contra Costa County superior court judge who lives in Fairfield, lost her two twin daughters Elizabeth and Jacqueline to the disease, one who died of complications just last October.
—Jane Tyska, Mercury News, 25 June 2025
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“Superior court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superior%20court. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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