How to Use county court in a Sentence

county court

noun
  • The first was filed last month in a county court in Oregon.
    NBC News, 21 Apr. 2020
  • And the tree’s fate now awaits an appeal in county court.
    Tree Meinch, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2020
  • The county court in A Coruña previously ruled that the Franco family had to hand over the keys to the house.
    CNN, 21 Apr. 2021
  • Those charges are set for trial in county court later this year, records show.
    Ashley Remkus | Aremkus@al.com, al, 6 Apr. 2021
  • The county court is the county judge sitting in a judicial role.
    Ron Wood, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2020
  • The indictment, which was handed up by a grand jury, moves the case against Mr. Matar from town to county court.
    Jimmy Vielkind, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Many of those charged in county court ended up with probation and fines.
    Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 17 May 2022
  • The Appeals court decision reversed the ruling and kicked the case back to county court for a new trial date.
    Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2022
  • With this change, the chief judge would have to have at least three years of experience as a judge hearing cases in the county court.
    Mike Hendricks, kansascity, 7 May 2018
  • The transparency in the county court stands in stark contrast to federal court.
    Jozsef Papp The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (tns), al, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Then the whole county court system relies on it to file briefs, motions, or orders.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 14 Mar. 2022
  • Weiss, the judge, is a former prosecutor who was appointed to the bench in 2012 as a county court judge.
    Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Johnson had been convicted in a county court and sentenced to death.
    Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2021
  • The county court docket is sealed, so documents from that court are not available.
    Rachel Leingang, azcentral, 30 Dec. 2019
  • In the other 244 counties, a guardianship would usually be filed in a county court.
    Dallas News, 18 Oct. 2020
  • Starting June 1, the county courts can hold bench trials, or those without a jury.
    oregonlive, 16 May 2020
  • Malachi arrived at the police station, which serves as a branch of the county court, with his mother, his grandmother and his aunt, who is his guardian.
    Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 28 Apr. 2022
  • The providers instead also sued, among others, every state trial court judge and county court clerk in Texas.
    Adam Liptak, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2021
  • Since the decisions are based on facts, the zoning board's decisions can be appealed to county courts.
    Chris Sikich, Indianapolis Star, 26 Feb. 2018
  • Torres briefly served on a county court-at-law bench and has more than 20 years of legal experience.
    Elizabeth Zavala, ExpressNews.com, 3 Nov. 2020
  • The courthouse at the center of downtown housed a county court, a county jail, and a probation and parole office.
    New York Times, 15 Dec. 2021
  • These details emerged in a lawsuit filed by the now-ex-girlfriend, who was permitted to file the suit anonymously, in county court.
    Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica, 26 July 2023
  • Both remain in custody and are scheduled to be arraigned in county court Wednesday.
    oregonlive, 2 Dec. 2020
  • The council acts as a lawyer for the courts in addition to doling out state money to county courts and providing services.
    Maura Dolan, latimes.com, 24 Mar. 2018
  • But in motions filed Wednesday and Thursday, Fulton County, the county board of elections and the county court clerk all asked the judge to dismiss the lawsuit.
    Kate Brumback, Star Tribune, 27 May 2021
  • But before the reforms, voters could file the petition themselves with a county court.
    Johnny Magdaleno, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Sep. 2020
  • Med Dayton issued a statement praising the decision by the county court.
    Dallas News, 7 Mar. 2022
  • The guide, listing the best walking tours in the neighborhoods near the borough’s courthouses, was supplied without cost to jurors in its county courts.
    Enid Nemy, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Rotondo's parents sued in local and county court before turning to a state Supreme Court for help with their son's removal.
    Michelle Hunter, NOLA.com, 22 May 2018
  • He was released on Thursday, according to county court records.
    Jared Gilmour, miamiherald, 14 Mar. 2018

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