district court
noun
: a trial court that has jurisdiction over certain cases within a specific judicial district
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But a federal lawsuit brought before a district court in Iowa by a Chicago investor and two libertarian law firms based in Texas and California in April aims to abolish Swampbuster.
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Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
Denton County will be home to the 477th judicial district court, and cases in Edwards, Gillespie and Kimball counties will be heard by the new 499th judicial court.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Jan. 2025
Carter did not appoint any justices to the Supreme Court, but selected a record 262 judges to the federal courts after Congress in 1978 passed legislation creating 35 new appeals court judgeships and 117 district court seats.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2025
The case has been sent back to the district court for further proceedings.
—Maya Miller, ProPublica, 31 Dec. 2024
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Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
Denton County will be home to the 477th judicial district court, and cases in Edwards, Gillespie and Kimball counties will be heard by the new 499th judicial court.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Jan. 2025
Carter did not appoint any justices to the Supreme Court, but selected a record 262 judges to the federal courts after Congress in 1978 passed legislation creating 35 new appeals court judgeships and 117 district court seats.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2025
The case has been sent back to the district court for further proceedings.
—Maya Miller, ProPublica, 31 Dec. 2024
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“District court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/district%20court. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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