trial court
noun
: the court before which issues of fact and law are first determined as distinguished from an appellate court
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After that, Appeals Court judges, including Supreme Court justices, face a retention election every six years and trial court judges face a retention vote every four years.
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Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
In 2019, a three-judge Ninth Circuit panel reversed a trial court’s dismissal of an earlier version of the Sunday Ticket case.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2024
In the bigger picture, the decision will continue to limit appellate courts' ability to review criminal sentences issued at the trial court level.
—Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2024
The Fulton County district attorney who charged former President Donald Trump with election interference in Georgia has asked an appeals court to reinstate a number of charges against Trump and his co-defendants that were tossed out by the trial court judge earlier this year.
—Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2024
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Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
In 2019, a three-judge Ninth Circuit panel reversed a trial court’s dismissal of an earlier version of the Sunday Ticket case.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2024
In the bigger picture, the decision will continue to limit appellate courts' ability to review criminal sentences issued at the trial court level.
—Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2024
The Fulton County district attorney who charged former President Donald Trump with election interference in Georgia has asked an appeals court to reinstate a number of charges against Trump and his co-defendants that were tossed out by the trial court judge earlier this year.
—Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Trial court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial%20court. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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