superior court
Appellate jurisdiction venue
Superior court is a court of general jurisdiction, typically handling serious criminal cases and major civil disputes.
In the United States, the name applies to trial courts in many states, positioned above lower courts like municipal or justice courts but below appellate courts.
The case was transferred to superior court for trial.
Shared seating surface
- gavelSmall ceremonial hammer
- robesLong loose outer garments
- chambersEnclosed functional rooms
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
witness stand · jury box · bar · podium · docket · seal · flags · lectern
One who decides
- magistrateCivil judicial officer
- clerkOffice record-keeper
- bailiffLegal proceeding overseer
- public defenderAttorney representing those unable to afford one
prosecutor · district attorney · defense attorney · litigant · plaintiff · defendant · petitioner · respondent
Official court decision
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- rulingFormal legal determination
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- injunctionCourt-ordered behavioral requirement
summons · subpoena · motion · brief · filing · pleading · objection · sustained
Relating to appeals
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- original jurisdictionCourt's power to hear cases first
- felonySerious criminal offense
- civilMinimally polite
criminal · chancery · probate · municipal · federal · venue · transfer · filing
Judicial examination of claims
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
- arraignmentCharge-reading court session
- motionsActions or formal proposals
- discoveryAct of finding something
pretrial · sentencing · plea · continuance · ruling · oral argument · calendar · docket
bench
Shared seating surface
gallery · witness stand · jury box · bar · podium · docket · seal · flags · lectern · sidebar
judge
One who decides
- magistrateCivil judicial officer
- clerkOffice record-keeper
- bailiffLegal proceeding overseer
public defender · prosecutor · district attorney · defense attorney · litigant · plaintiff · defendant · petitioner · respondent · witness
verdict
Official court decision
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- rulingFormal legal determination
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
injunction · summons · subpoena · motion · brief · filing · pleading · objection · sustained · overruled
appellate
Relating to appeals
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- original jurisdictionCourt's power to hear cases first
- felonySerious criminal offense
civil · criminal · chancery · probate · municipal · federal · venue · transfer · filing
trial
Judicial examination of claims
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
- arraignmentCharge-reading court session
- motionsActions or formal proposals
discovery · pretrial · sentencing · plea · continuance · ruling · oral argument · calendar · docket · case management
- courtsdistrict courts, federal courts, circuit courts, municipal courts, trial courts
- litigationpleadings, lawsuit, plaintiff, complaint, lawsuits
- court recordscase files, case file, sworn testimony, filing date, trial transcript
- criminal courtstrials, courtroom, verdicts, defendants, accused
- legal bodiesmilitary tribunal, war crimes tribunal
- legal placescourthouse, courtroom, law office, law firm, jury room
superior courtlower court
Tribunal subject to appeal
district court · municipal court · small claims court · traffic court · county court
superior courtsmall claims court
Tribunal for low-value cases
traffic court · juvenile court · family court · probate court · tax court
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