District Court 1) in the federal court system, a trial court for federal cases in a court district, which is all or a portion of a state. Thus, if you file suit in federal court, your case will normally be heard in federal district court. 2) A ...
District Courts: Courts of the U.S., each having territorial jurisdiction over a judicial district which may include a whole state or only part of it. The district courts are the trial courts of the Federal Judiciary.
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"n. 1) A federal case's trial court which is either for all or a portion of the state. 2) In some states, a local court.
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DISTRICT COURT -- A Michigan trial court that hears the following types of cases: civil suits involving $25,000 or less; adult criminal misdemeanor offenses punishable by up to one year’s imprisonment; civil infractions; ...
DISTRICT COURT - The name of one of the courts of the United States. It is held by a judge, called the district judge. Several courts under the same name have been established by state authority.
District Court - in civil cases, judges hear cases for all actions involving $10,000 or less. District Court also has preliminary jurisdiction over felony cases and over the trial of all misdemeanors and infractions.
District court: A court of the federal government or of a state, having jurisdiction over a particular geographic area. Such area may be a whole state, several states, or only part of a state, depending upon the size of its population.
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divorce An older term for dissolution (above).
DOC Department of Corrections.
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The district court ruled in Schempp's favor, and struck down the Pennsylvania statute.
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: any of the appellate courts in Florida
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A trial court of limited jurisdiction. For more information, visit the Alaska Court System webpage.
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United States District Courts - Courts which try both criminal and civil actions and admiralty cases.
Circuit Court: Court above the District Court and below the High Court, with power to award damages up to €38,100.
Circuit Judge: Judge of the Circuit Court, addressed as "My Lord" whether male or female.
At a general court martial, and sometimes at a district court, a judge advocate representing the judge advocate general officiates, his functions being very much those of a legal assessor to the court.
Appeals from the circuit court are taken to the district court of appeals. Appeals from the district court of appeals may be appealable to the state's supreme court, however state supreme court appeals are limited to a very particular class of cases.
to medical personnel that a person is evidencing psychotic behavior, he/she may be confined to a medical facility long enough (typically 72 hours) to be examined by psychiatrists who submit written reports to the local superior/county/district court.
The district court is the lowest federal court. Each state has at least one federal district, and some of the more populous states contain as many as four districts.
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A judicial officer of a district court who conducts initial proceedings in criminal cases, decides criminal misdemeanor cases, conducts many pretrial civil and criminal matters on behalf of district judges, ...
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In the United States, federal district courts hear maritime claims and there is not a separate admiralty court. Other countries do have admiralty courts and historically these courts were important in countries such as England and Wales.
The petitioner alleges the convictions violated state or federal constitutional rights. State habeas proceedings start in state District Court; federal habeas proceedings start in federal District Court.
bankruptcy judge A judicial officer of the United States district court who is the court official with decision
bankruptcy petition The document filed in Bankruptcy Court that details the assets and liabilities of the debtor.
* F. Supp. and F. Supp.2d - The Federal Supplement is the reporter for published opinions of the federal district courts, which are trial courts. Most opinions of the district courts are not published.
Civil Action: A lawsuit other than a criminal case usually filed in a Judicial District courthouse. Includes family actions (divorces, child support, etc) and small claims cases, although these are both separately designated.
court of limited jurisdiction: A City Court, District Court or other court that has jurisdiction only over actions authorized by law.
preliminary hearing - A probable cause hearing in Circuit Court which screens felony criminal cases by deciding whether there is enough evidence to warrant a trial in the District Court.
De Novo - 'Anew.' A trial de novo is a new trial of a case, such as a district court trial de novo of a magistrate court case.
municipal court
n. a lower court which usually tries criminal misdemeanors and civil lawsuits involving lesser amounts of money than district courts.
TRIAL de novo - A new trial or retrial had in a circuit court in which the whole case is re-tried as if no trial whatever had been had in the district court.
Rule 23.04. This term should not be confused with certification (or Reference) of Juvenile in district court, which is used to refer juveniles to adult court for criminal prosecution. M.S. §260.125 ...
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