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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In a 60-page lawsuit obtained by Rolling Stone and filed Wednesday in a Los Angeles superior court, Remini accuses Miscavige and the Church of Scientology of years of harassment, defamation, and stalking.
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2023
The lawsuit names as defendants 10 women, but a Los Angeles superior court judge recently tossed out the suit against one.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
In Maricopa County, 48 judges from the state Supreme Court to the county superior court will be up for voter consideration.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 3 Mar. 2024
The case was continued to Feb. 15 for a superior court arraignment.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2024
The superior court already must provide employees such a space, but her bill would expand that mandate to include non-employees, such as a lawyer or juror.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 29 Jan. 2024
In a 17-page order, Justice Michaela Murphy, who sits on the superior court in Augusta, said that a December decision from Secretary of State Shella Bellows, a Democrat, should remain on hold until the Supreme Court renders its decision in the Colorado dispute.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2024
Bell, the superior court judge, raised Joseph’s bond to $250,000 before he was sent back to Mecklenburg County Detention Center.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 16 Feb. 2024
The bill also allows a city, county, or state to bring a related case to superior court rather than only a state attorney general, as noted by iFixit's blog post Wednesday.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 24 Aug. 2023
Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2023
The lawsuit names as defendants 10 women, but a Los Angeles superior court judge recently tossed out the suit against one.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
In Maricopa County, 48 judges from the state Supreme Court to the county superior court will be up for voter consideration.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 3 Mar. 2024
The case was continued to Feb. 15 for a superior court arraignment.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2024
The superior court already must provide employees such a space, but her bill would expand that mandate to include non-employees, such as a lawyer or juror.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 29 Jan. 2024
In a 17-page order, Justice Michaela Murphy, who sits on the superior court in Augusta, said that a December decision from Secretary of State Shella Bellows, a Democrat, should remain on hold until the Supreme Court renders its decision in the Colorado dispute.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2024
Bell, the superior court judge, raised Joseph’s bond to $250,000 before he was sent back to Mecklenburg County Detention Center.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 16 Feb. 2024
The bill also allows a city, county, or state to bring a related case to superior court rather than only a state attorney general, as noted by iFixit's blog post Wednesday.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 24 Aug. 2023
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