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 prosecuting attorney then claimed that the superior court judge responded by taking his pistol out of his ankle holster and shooting her, per the San Bernardino Sun.
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Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Their attorneys failed to include documentation showing how the case moved from district court to superior court, something needed to establish jurisdiction.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 22 Feb. 2025
On January 12, 1959, state superior court judge Walter Johnston presided over a two-hour hearing at which both boys and their mothers were present, along with their lawyer, Conrad Lynn, who argued for their innocence.
—Essence, 13 Feb. 2025
Representatives of the superior courts of Contra Costa and Santa Clara counties declined to comment on pending litigation.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Their attorneys failed to include documentation showing how the case moved from district court to superior court, something needed to establish jurisdiction.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 22 Feb. 2025
On January 12, 1959, state superior court judge Walter Johnston presided over a two-hour hearing at which both boys and their mothers were present, along with their lawyer, Conrad Lynn, who argued for their innocence.
—Essence, 13 Feb. 2025
Representatives of the superior courts of Contra Costa and Santa Clara counties declined to comment on pending litigation.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Superior court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superior%20court. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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