superior court
noun
1
: a court of general jurisdiction intermediate between the inferior courts (such as a justice of the peace court) and the higher appellate courts
2
: a court with juries having original jurisdiction
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The court set a Dec. 6 deadline for superior court judges, who work at the county level, to consider any cases that concern those electors whose votes determine the winner of the White House.
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Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 16 Oct. 2024
In court documents obtained by PEOPLE, a New Jersey superior court dismissed plaintiffs Georgia and John McGinty’s complaint and reversed a lower court’s previous ruling to have their injury lawsuit handled by a jury.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 5 Oct. 2024
Last Friday, Wilson and his wife, Leslie Q. Wilson, sued the University of Southern California in a Los Angeles County superior court for fraud, deceit and misrepresentation.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2024
The original August 3 auction was ordered by the superior court of California to account for a debt owed between the alliance and Vinson Investments.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 20 Sep. 2024
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Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 16 Oct. 2024
In court documents obtained by PEOPLE, a New Jersey superior court dismissed plaintiffs Georgia and John McGinty’s complaint and reversed a lower court’s previous ruling to have their injury lawsuit handled by a jury.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 5 Oct. 2024
Last Friday, Wilson and his wife, Leslie Q. Wilson, sued the University of Southern California in a Los Angeles County superior court for fraud, deceit and misrepresentation.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2024
The original August 3 auction was ordered by the superior court of California to account for a debt owed between the alliance and Vinson Investments.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Superior court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superior%20court. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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