mayor's court

American  

noun

1. a city court presided over by a mayor.

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Etymology

Origin of mayor's court

First recorded in 1800–10

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mayor's court

But that was not enough for Mayor John Licastro, who emailed his police chief in November 2018 that a “downturn in mayor’s court revenue” was exacerbating a budget crunch and employee raises could be affected.

From New York Times ● Oct. 31, 2021

The mayor’s court in Bratenahl, a wealthy suburb on Lake Erie, typically has more than twice as many traffic cases each year as there are residents in town, according to state records.

From New York Times ● Oct. 31, 2021

Mr. Elkins offered a similar defense of Newburgh Heights, where Black residents account for about 22 percent of the population yet often make up a majority at his mayor’s court.

From New York Times ● Oct. 31, 2021

As a result, many days, the crowd in Bratenahl mayor’s court is mostly Black.

From New York Times ● Oct. 31, 2021

This particular occasion, however, is significant, because the strikers were tried for conspiracy in the mayor's court, with the result that they were found guilty and fined eight dollars each, with costs.

From The Armies of Labor A chronicle of the organized wage-earners by Samuel Peter Orth

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