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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The case was just beginning to pick up steam again in the trial court in the weeks leading up to this year's election.
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Alanna Durkin Richer, arkansasonline.com, 26 Nov. 2024
Both campaigns are continuing to battle in state trial courts over the validity of various batches of ballots.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 20 Nov. 2024
Currently, trial court judges in Maricopa, Pima, Pinal and Coconino counties, Appeals Court judges and Supreme Court justices are appointed by the governor.
—Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024
The court’s majority rejected Outlaw’s claim that the trial court should have questioned or dismissed a juror who appeared to be sleeping, and that failure to do so requires reversal of his conviction.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 8 Aug. 2024
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Alanna Durkin Richer, arkansasonline.com, 26 Nov. 2024
Both campaigns are continuing to battle in state trial courts over the validity of various batches of ballots.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 20 Nov. 2024
Currently, trial court judges in Maricopa, Pima, Pinal and Coconino counties, Appeals Court judges and Supreme Court justices are appointed by the governor.
—Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024
The court’s majority rejected Outlaw’s claim that the trial court should have questioned or dismissed a juror who appeared to be sleeping, and that failure to do so requires reversal of his conviction.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 8 Aug. 2024
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“Trial court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial%20court. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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