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 California, superior court judges are elected by county voters to six-year terms on nonpartisan ballots. —Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025

Kling is scheduled to appear in superior court for the first time Friday afternoon, though details about the hearing are not immediately available. —Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 2 May 2025

On May 21, 2021, Fahey was charged in Canada’s version of superior court, prosecutors said. —Jason Green, The Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2025

After the district and superior court judges reversed the police chief’s decision, the chief brought the appeal to the Massachusetts Appeals Court. —Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 2 Apr. 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