DISTRICT COURT Definition & Meaning

district court

noun

U.S. Law.

(in many states) the court of general jurisdiction.
the federal trial court sitting in each district of the United States.

district court

noun

(in Scotland) a court of summary jurisdiction held by a stipendiary magistrate or one or more justices of the peace to deal with minor criminal offences
in the US
1. a federal trial court serving a federal judicial district
2. (in some states) a court having general jurisdiction in a state judicial district
(in Australia and New Zealand) a court lower than a high court Former namemagistrates' court

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of district court¹

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90

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“We can eliminate an entire district court. We have power of funding over the courts and all these other things,” he told reporters last week.

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His son, Rubén Oseguera Gonzalez, known as El Menchito — reportedly the cartel’s former second in command to his father — was sentenced to life in a U.S. prison last month after his drug-trafficking conviction in federal district court.

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District Court for the Northern District of California after the government notified them on March 21 that their contract would be terminated.

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District Court for Rhode Island, seeking to block the clawback of $11 billion in public health funds.

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Although district court judges have ruled some of the Trump orders targeting law firms are likely unconstitutional, some firms have sought to appease him.

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