justice court
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
They have a Dec. 11 justice court appearance.
From Washington Times • Oct. 26, 2017
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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