county court
noun
: a court in some states that has a designated jurisdiction usually both civil and criminal within the limits of a county
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Online county court records show that Lutzenberger posted a $30,000 bond and was released from the Bexar County Adult Detention Center.
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Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
Judges in Colorado are appointed to the bench in state and county courts, rather than elected.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2024
No hearing dates have yet been scheduled for his case, according to online county court records.
—Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 18 Oct. 2024
Earlier this year, Hernandez-Thorpe successfully petitioned the county court to add Hernandez to his legal surname, as a way to honor the Mexican immigrants who raised him.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2024
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Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
Judges in Colorado are appointed to the bench in state and county courts, rather than elected.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2024
No hearing dates have yet been scheduled for his case, according to online county court records.
—Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 18 Oct. 2024
Earlier this year, Hernandez-Thorpe successfully petitioned the county court to add Hernandez to his legal surname, as a way to honor the Mexican immigrants who raised him.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2024
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“County court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/county%20court. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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