DISTRICT COURT Definition & Meaning

district court

noun

U.S. Law.

(in many states) the court of general jurisdiction.
the federal trial court sitting in each district of the United States.

district court

noun

(in Scotland) a court of summary jurisdiction held by a stipendiary magistrate or one or more justices of the peace to deal with minor criminal offences
in the US
1. a federal trial court serving a federal judicial district
2. (in some states) a court having general jurisdiction in a state judicial district
(in Australia and New Zealand) a court lower than a high court Former namemagistrates' court

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of district court¹

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90

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District Court Judge Josephine Staton imposed the term after a hearing in which a trustee overseeing the firm’s bankruptcy accused Christopher Kamon of ongoing efforts to hide stolen money, including in what she said were recently discovered bank accounts in Hungary and the Bahamas.

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Still, the court’s conservatives appeared to throw Trump a lifeline, scaling back a lower district court’s order to “effectuate” his release.

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All nine jurors upheld a district court ruling demanding his return, acknowledging his deportation to the Center for Terrorism Confinement, or CECOT, was unlawful.

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But the court added that the judge’s demand the government “effectuate” his return “is unclear and may exceed the district court’s authority. ... The district court should clarify its directive, with due regard for the deference owed to the Executive Branch in the conduct of foreign affairs.”

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District Court for the Central District of California to one count of stalking and one count of threat by interstate commerce to kill another person and to damage and destroy buildings by fire and explosives.

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