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 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.
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John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 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
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.
—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
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John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 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
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.
—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
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“Trial court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial%20court. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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