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 Republican Party of Arizona went directly to the state's top court in August, asking it to take up the matter without first going through the legal process that typically starts in a county superior court.
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Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 13 Sep. 2024
The county sheriff oversees jails, serves superior court orders and warrants and enforces laws in unincorporated areas.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 18 July 2024
Anyone using public transportation on the way to jury service can receive an additional $12 a day on top of their daily reimbursement total, the superior court announced this week.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2024
If retained, as the vast majority are, higher court judges (supreme and appeals court judges) will be back up on the ballot every six years and trial court judges (those on the superior courts) every four years.
—Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 17 May 2024
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Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 13 Sep. 2024
The county sheriff oversees jails, serves superior court orders and warrants and enforces laws in unincorporated areas.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 18 July 2024
Anyone using public transportation on the way to jury service can receive an additional $12 a day on top of their daily reimbursement total, the superior court announced this week.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2024
If retained, as the vast majority are, higher court judges (supreme and appeals court judges) will be back up on the ballot every six years and trial court judges (those on the superior courts) every four years.
—Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 17 May 2024
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“Superior court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superior%20court. Accessed 27 Sep. 2024.
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