General jurisdiction - Refers to courts that have no limit on the types of criminal and civil cases they may hear.
general jurisdictionJurisdiction which extends to all controversies brought before a court. In contrast, special or limited jurisdiction covers only a particular class of cases.
General jurisdiction
Definition
: jurisdiction that is not limited (as to a particular class of cases)
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The trial court of general jurisdiction for civil and criminal cases in Alaska. This court handles domestic relations cases such as divorce, dissolution, custody and child support.
Such may be divisions of courts of general jurisdiction, and may have concurrent jurisdiction with other courts. Commonly their jurisdiction is restricted to the handling of minor offenses, small claims or preliminary hearings.
Circuit Court - The trial court of general jurisdiction in Michigan.
The high court in which these courts are merged is the only court which has a general jurisdiction to deal summarily with all forms of contempt. Each division of that court deals with Invectives against judges.
Every jurisdiction differs in the legal threshold past which the courts of general jurisdiction will entertain an application for judicial review, or even an appeal, of lower courts or, especially, specialized administrative tribunals.
While administrative decision-making bodies are often controlled by larger governmental units, their decisions could be reviewed by a court of general jurisdiction under some principle of judicial review based upon due process (United States) or ...
Supreme Court in New York is the lowest level trial court of general jurisdiction. Each of New York's 62 counties has one Supreme Court, making it the supreme court for the county. Supreme Court is a court of equity.
Court superior: State trial court of general jurisdiction.
Court supreme: "Court of last resort." Highest court in the state and final appellate court.
Courts of limited jurisdiction: Includes district, municipal and police courts.
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Not limited, as general jurisdiction. 7. This word is sometimes annexed or prefixed to other words to express or limit the extent of their signification; as Attorney General, Solicitor General, the General Assembly, &c.
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