trial court
noun
: the court before which issues of fact and law are first determined as distinguished from an appellate court
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Sitting above the trial courts and below the Supreme Court, the appellate courts will play a crucial role in deciding when and how much of Mr. Trump’s second-term agenda can be implemented.
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Mattathias Schwartz, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Distributed among 12 geographic clusters of states and the District of Columbia, plus one national circuit, the courts of appeals hear the vast majority of cases from the federal trial courts.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
Their lawsuit now returns to the trial court, where Joun is mulling whether to grant a longer injunction after holding a hearing last Friday.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
Plaintiffs Jason Grant, Allison Taggart, Lisa Peterson and Samantha Lyons also list the Massachusetts trial court, Massachusetts State Police, Dedham Police Department and Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey as defendants.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
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Mattathias Schwartz, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Distributed among 12 geographic clusters of states and the District of Columbia, plus one national circuit, the courts of appeals hear the vast majority of cases from the federal trial courts.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
Their lawsuit now returns to the trial court, where Joun is mulling whether to grant a longer injunction after holding a hearing last Friday.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
Plaintiffs Jason Grant, Allison Taggart, Lisa Peterson and Samantha Lyons also list the Massachusetts trial court, Massachusetts State Police, Dedham Police Department and Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey as defendants.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Trial court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial%20court. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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