night court
After-dark tribunal
Night court is a court session held during evening hours, typically handling minor criminal offenses, arraignments, and bail hearings that can't wait until regular business hours.
Major cities run night courts to process arrests made after daytime courts close: He spent the night in jail waiting for night court.
The term also refers to the 1980s sitcom set in a Manhattan municipal court.
- judgeOne who decides
- presiding judgeOfficial overseeing court proceedings
- arraignmentCharge-reading court session
- chargeCost or accusation
- criminal caseLegal proceeding for offenses
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- court systemsmall claims
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- local courts
- municipal courtsarraignments, arraignment, bench trials, dismissals, convictions
- specialty courts
- trial courtstrial judges, courtrooms, local jurisdiction
night courtsuperior court
Tribunal with general jurisdiction
circuit court · appellate court · high court · supreme court · federal court
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