district court
noun
: a trial court that has jurisdiction over certain cases within a specific judicial district
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The district court in Albany had dismissed New Hope’s lawsuit in May 2019, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit sent the case back down to the trial court. 
Fox News, 8 Sep. 2022 The Beersheba district court in southern Israel ruled in June that Halabi was guilty of funneling $50 million and tons of steel to Hamas, which the United States and European Union classify as a terrorist organization. Hazem Balousha, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022 The district court judge ruled for the government without a trial. Andrew Wimer, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 Following his arrest, a district court judge ordered Vickers to be held without bail because was deemed a danger to the community, according to the records. Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2022 In May 2020, a district court judge ruled that parts of the law were unconstitutional and that the law had established a pay-to-vote system. Bianca Fortis, ProPublica, 21 July 2022 Progressive Democrats and the Twitterverse are in an uproar after The Courier Journal revealed June 29 that President Joe Biden had planned to nominate Chad Meredith for district court judge in Eastern Kentucky. Mike Trautmann, The Courier-Journal, 5 July 2022 Management of Cook Inlet is again in question after a district court judge threw out the rule that would have closed the Inlet’s federal waters to commercial salmon fishing. Elizabeth Earl For Alaska Journal Of Commerce, Anchorage Daily News, 24 June 2022 In Jefferson County, turnout was 10.9%, despite having a slate of competitive runoff races for the State House and a contest for district court judge and the Jefferson County Board of Education. al, 22 June 2022 See More
Fox News, 8 Sep. 2022 The Beersheba district court in southern Israel ruled in June that Halabi was guilty of funneling $50 million and tons of steel to Hamas, which the United States and European Union classify as a terrorist organization. Hazem Balousha, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022 The district court judge ruled for the government without a trial. Andrew Wimer, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 Following his arrest, a district court judge ordered Vickers to be held without bail because was deemed a danger to the community, according to the records. Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2022 In May 2020, a district court judge ruled that parts of the law were unconstitutional and that the law had established a pay-to-vote system. Bianca Fortis, ProPublica, 21 July 2022 Progressive Democrats and the Twitterverse are in an uproar after The Courier Journal revealed June 29 that President Joe Biden had planned to nominate Chad Meredith for district court judge in Eastern Kentucky. Mike Trautmann, The Courier-Journal, 5 July 2022 Management of Cook Inlet is again in question after a district court judge threw out the rule that would have closed the Inlet’s federal waters to commercial salmon fishing. Elizabeth Earl For Alaska Journal Of Commerce, Anchorage Daily News, 24 June 2022 In Jefferson County, turnout was 10.9%, despite having a slate of competitive runoff races for the State House and a contest for district court judge and the Jefferson County Board of Education. al, 22 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1789, in the meaning defined above
Legal Definition
district court
noun
often capitalized D&C
: a trial court having general or limited jurisdiction in a judicial district: as
a
: one of the federal trial courts sitting in a federal district
b
: a trial court within a state court system