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justice court

British  

noun

  1. an inferior court presided over by a justice of the peace

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The state Judicial College advised justice court judges on how they could change their procedures after the Daily Journal and ProPublica started contacting clerks across the state.

From Salon Oct. 5, 2022

“Then that’s all I care about. I’m going to rule in favor of the plaintiff,” said Fountain, who has been a justice court judge in Harrison County for more than 25 years.

From Washington Post Aug. 26, 2021

According to the Texas Association of Counties, a Justice of the Peace presides over the justice court in cases involving misdemeanors, small civil disputes, landlord/tenant disputes, as well as performing marriage ceremonies.

From Fox News May 30, 2019

The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports the Office of the State Public Defender has seen a 10 percent decrease in municipal and justice court cases, and a 1 percent increase in district court cases.

From Seattle Times May 10, 2018

Tribunal, trī-bū′nal, n. the bench on which a judge and his associates sit to administer justice: court of justice: the confessional.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

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