county court
(in the U.S.)
an administrative board in counties in some states.
a judicial tribunal in some states with jurisdiction extending over one or more counties.
(in England)
the lowest civil tribunal, having limited jurisdiction, mostly for the recovery of small debts.
(formerly) the assembly of local residents who met periodically in each county under the presidency of the sheriff to transact the judicial and administrative business of the county.
Origin of county court
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How to use county court in a sentence
Instead, those behind the new federal suit are using a novel legal approach, taking aim at every state trial court judge and county court clerk in Texas, plus the attorney general and state medical boards.
Lawsuit targets Texas abortion law deputizing citizens to enforce six-week ban | Ann Marimow | July 13, 2021 | Washington PostIndividual county court systems keep files and some data on their own cases.
Judges Are Locking Up Children for Noncriminal Offenses Like Repeatedly Disobeying Their Parents and Skipping School | by Jodi S. Cohen and Duaa Eldeib | December 22, 2020 | ProPublicaThe Michigan Supreme Court could require county court systems to track the information and provide it to the state, but doesn’t.
Judges Are Locking Up Children for Noncriminal Offenses Like Repeatedly Disobeying Their Parents and Skipping School | by Jodi S. Cohen and Duaa Eldeib | December 22, 2020 | ProPublicaThe state Supreme Court, which has the power to require county courts to standardize and report data, has not done so.
Judges Are Locking Up Children for Noncriminal Offenses Like Repeatedly Disobeying Their Parents and Skipping School | by Jodi S. Cohen and Duaa Eldeib | December 22, 2020 | ProPublicaSandoval, the Cameron County first assistant DA, said he did not know the county court had partnered with a collections agency to send letters to people with outstanding tickets until he was informed by ProPublica and the Tribune.
Restrictions on the South Texas Border Were Meant to Protect People From COVID-19. Then the Handcuffs Came Out. | by Vianna Davila and Ren Larson | December 19, 2020 | ProPublica
At the Seminole county court, the Stakes case was recorded as Number 52012mm00266A.
New Sanford, Fla., Case Asks, Just When Can You Stand Your Ground? | Michael Daly | March 28, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe modern castle is a massive, rambling, brown-stone building less than a hundred years old, now servingPg 161 as a county court.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphyIts five judges unanimously sustained the action of the Jefferson county court.
The Raid of John Brown at Harper's Ferry as I Saw It | Rev. Samuel Vanderlip LeechThe only proper way to prevent these vexatious lawsuits is to hang the Judge of the county court.
The Fiend's Delight | Dod GrileThe local commissioners of the county court, later called "justices," provided what justice existed on the Eastern Shore.
Virginia Under Charles I And Cromwell, 1625-1660 | Wilcomb E. WashburnThe question, as the committee have stated it, will turn on the character of those who were suitors to the county court.
British Dictionary definitions for county court
(in England) a local court exercising limited jurisdiction in civil matters
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