federal district court

noun

1. district court ( def 2 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of federal district court¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

That suit was previously stayed in the federal district court in which it was filed and transferred to the Fifth Circuit Court, which canceled a hearing scheduled for Monday, leaving the fate of the law in limbo.

From The Daily Beast

His uncle, Theodore Levin, was chief judge of the federal district court in Detroit.

From Washington Post

The plaintiffs sued under the Alien Tort Statute, a 1789 law that allows federal district courts to hear “any civil action by an alien for a tort only, committed in violation of the law of nations or a treaty of the United States.”

From Washington Post

The auction scandal, which was also investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, led to the conviction of Paul Mozer, head of Salomon’s government-bond department, in federal district court.

From Washington Post

Rakoff realized that America’s “system of justice is failing its mission” after becoming a federal district court judge a quarter-century ago.

From Washington Post

Milke's legal team filed an appeal in federal district court in Phoenix.

From The Daily Beast

He won his case in the Federal District Court in Virginia in 2011.

From The Daily Beast

Appearing in federal district court for her guilty plea, Greig seemed fragile and traumatized.

From The Daily Beast

In this light it is astounding that federal district court judges find anyone wholly innocent, as has happened so often.

From The Daily Beast

We both assumed that the trial would take place in a federal district court.

From The Daily Beast