How to Use trial court in a Sentence

trial court

noun
  • The grandson won the case in the trial court and the appeals court.
    Bob Carlson, Forbes, 21 June 2021
  • The trial court ruled in favor of the state, and the Larsens appealed.
    David French, National Review, 23 Aug. 2019
  • In March, the state’s 4th Court of Appeals once again sent the case back to the trial court.
    Krista Torralva, ExpressNews.com, 22 Apr. 2020
  • The Supreme Court threw out the conviction and sent the case back to the trial court.
    Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Supreme Court is the name of New York's top trial court.
    Jonathan Dienst, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Supreme Court is the name of New York's main trial court.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2022
  • The trial court determined the state needs the taint team.
    Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 28 Mar. 2022
  • But just because the trial court got it wrong doesn’t mean the fight is over.
    Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2024
  • The trial court judge granted that and the state appealed.
    NBC News, 3 Nov. 2020
  • Supreme Court is the name of New York state's highest trial court.
    Antonio Planas, NBC News, 3 July 2023
  • The minimum was argued the first time in the trial court.
    Washington Post, 23 June 2021
  • The case now goes back to the trial court for a ruling on what records can be released.
    Travis Loller The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 2 Dec. 2023
  • At first, Tafoya lost at the trial court, but won in the appellate court.
    Nick Sibilla, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2021
  • The justices kept the law on hold but sent the case back to the trial court to examine the ban further.
    CBS News, 5 July 2024
  • The case was then sent back to the trial court to decide whether Google's use of the API was allowed by fair use.
    Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 6 Oct. 2020
  • The trial court agreed with ABC, but the appellate court did not.
    Jack Greiner, The Enquirer, 2 Mar. 2022
  • The trial court, which first heard the case, decided not.
    Joshua Stein, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2021
  • The ruling also doesn’t end the case at the trial court level.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Aug. 2024
  • The appeals court sent that issue back to the trial court to decide.
    Jack Greiner, The Enquirer, 20 July 2022
  • The city won the case at the trial court level, but an appeal is pending.
    Dominic Fracassa, SFChronicle.com, 16 June 2020
  • The request would go to the trial court where they were convicted.
    Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 27 Apr. 2021
  • The motion would be heard in the trial court where they were convicted.
    Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 11 May 2023
  • The trial court ruled that the messages could not be used, but that was reversed on appeal.
    Clifford Ward, chicagotribune.com, 18 Feb. 2022
  • So in the trial court’s view, the action was content-neutral.
    Jack Greiner, Cincinnati.com, 6 Aug. 2019
  • Casteel filed an appeal with the Court of Appeals, who brought the case back to the trial court to hear his request.
    Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 15 Mar. 2024
  • The trial court dismissed the indictment, and the state appealed.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2019
  • The trial court put the case on hold, but with the Supreme Court ruling, the case is back on the docket, with briefs due at the trial court over the next two months.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
  • Some claims that Cole could raise in the trial court could not have been raised until the warrant was issued.
    Melanie Kalmanson, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2024
  • The possible outcomes, according to Mendes: The appeals court finds that there are no errors at the trial court level.
    Kristine Phillips, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The federal judge presiding over the legal dispute involving buoys as a deterrent to immigration said the case is complex and won't be settled at the trial court level.
    John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024

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