superior court

noun

1. the court of general jurisdiction found in many states of the United States.
2. any court that has general jurisdiction above other courts.

superior court

noun

1. (in England) a higher court not subject to control by any other court except by way of appeal See also Supreme Court of Judicature
2. (in several states) a court of general jurisdiction ranking above the inferior courts and below courts of last resort

Word History and Origins

Origin of superior court¹

An Americanism dating back to 1680–90

Example Sentences

Yet a string of court decisions – from state-level superior courts to federal courts – determined that gig companies were bound by AB 5 and that their workers did deserve employment status.

From Voice of San Diego

In Aroostook County, clerks and judges appoint attorneys that defendants have worked with in the past or request by name, said Diane Glidden, a clerk in the superior court.

From ProPublica

On Dec. 30, she filed a similar lawsuit in D.C. Superior Court.

From The Daily Beast

Kitsap County Superior Court judge Jennifer Forbes ruled she could have a doctor of her choosing examine her father.

From The Daily Beast

In 2009, Delaware Superior Court Judge Jan Jurden ordered probation, not prison, for unemployed DuPont heir Robert Richards IV.

From The Daily Beast

On January 27, the Kuang-Liu family sued Uber in San Francisco Superior Court for damages related to the accident.

From The Daily Beast

Qi could not post the $1,000 bond and was assigned a May 22 date to appear in state Superior Court in Stamford.

From The Daily Beast

The obvious resource, therefore, was to obtain a writ of certiorari removing our indictment to the superior court.

From Project Gutenberg

It came out in the preliminary hearings at the California Superior Court, but that was just about all that came out.

From Project Gutenberg

He followed the Superior Court through the principal counties of the State, and was retained in nearly every important cause.

From Project Gutenberg

He followed the Superior Court through the principal counties of the state, and was retained in nearly every important cause.

From Project Gutenberg

Elisha Cooke the younger, clerk of the superior court of Massachusetts from 1702 to 1718.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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