municipal court
noun
1
: a court that sits in some cities and larger towns and that usually has civil and criminal jurisdiction over cases arising within the municipality
2
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Russell was found guilty of misdemeanor counts in municipal court in October.
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Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 21 Mar. 2024
In October, a municipal court judge found Russell guilty of two misdemeanor charges of false reporting to law enforcement authorities and falsely reporting an incident.
—Maxime Tamsett, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
Her driving record also shows she was cited and later convicted of operating a vehicle without a license in 2018 in Waukesha municipal court.
—Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2024
At the same time, there is no evidence that Mr. Wade, a lawyer and former municipal court judge from the Atlanta suburbs, ever handled a major political corruption case before Ms. Willis hired him.
—Danny Hakim, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
According to municipal court documents, Mays had been charged with disorderly conduct in April 2021.
—Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2024
But the filing alleges that Wade, a prominent Georgia private attorney and former municipal court judge, paid for vacations with Willis to the Napa Valley in California, to Florida, and on a Caribbean cruise using funds his law firm received from Willis' office.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2024
The closure affects all in-person services and programs that operate out of City Hall, including municipal court.
—Andrea Klick, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2024
Cooper’s trial in municipal court was scheduled for Wednesday before being postponed last week until Jan. 3, 2024, at the request of Marshall County Assistant District Attorney Nicholas Kromann.
—Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 1 Aug. 2023
Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 21 Mar. 2024
In October, a municipal court judge found Russell guilty of two misdemeanor charges of false reporting to law enforcement authorities and falsely reporting an incident.
—Maxime Tamsett, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
Her driving record also shows she was cited and later convicted of operating a vehicle without a license in 2018 in Waukesha municipal court.
—Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2024
At the same time, there is no evidence that Mr. Wade, a lawyer and former municipal court judge from the Atlanta suburbs, ever handled a major political corruption case before Ms. Willis hired him.
—Danny Hakim, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
According to municipal court documents, Mays had been charged with disorderly conduct in April 2021.
—Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2024
But the filing alleges that Wade, a prominent Georgia private attorney and former municipal court judge, paid for vacations with Willis to the Napa Valley in California, to Florida, and on a Caribbean cruise using funds his law firm received from Willis' office.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2024
The closure affects all in-person services and programs that operate out of City Hall, including municipal court.
—Andrea Klick, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2024
Cooper’s trial in municipal court was scheduled for Wednesday before being postponed last week until Jan. 3, 2024, at the request of Marshall County Assistant District Attorney Nicholas Kromann.
—Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 1 Aug. 2023
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First Known Use
1828, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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municipal court
noun
: a court that sits in some cities and larger towns and that usually has limited civil and criminal jurisdiction over cases arising within the municipality
also
: police court
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