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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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Although any judge in Mississippi can sign a search warrant, municipal and justice court judges commonly handle them.

From Salon Oct. 5, 2022

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

It boggles the mind that justice court proceedings in Missoula are not recorded in any way.

From Washington Times Dec. 14, 2016

And here the pomp, the gaud, the more than regal magnificence, of the residence of the Tribune, strongly contrasted the patriarchal simplicity which marked his justice court.

From Rienzi, Last of the Roman Tribunes by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron

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