How to Use county court in a Sentence

county court

noun
  • Not all counties have every type of county court.
    — Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • As of Thursday morning, the new case had not yet appeared on the county court docket.
    — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 18 Sep. 2025
  • In other words, the homebuilder had 90 days to sue in the same county court where the estate case was pending.
    — Virginia Hammerle, Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Huff also had some of the lowest numbers of trials compared with other county courts-at-law judges.
    — Molly Smith, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Lawyers for the county election board responded about two weeks later, saying that the records are held by the county court clerk.
    — Arkansas Online, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Lawyers for the county election board responded about two weeks later, saying that the records are held by the county court clerk.
    — Kate Brumback, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Prosecutors chose to put the case before a grand jury to charge it, an atypical move for county court.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026
  • There will likely be one Black judge remaining in the county court system next year — a jurist who was named to the bench, not elected.
    — Molly Smith, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • In the process, two 2026 elections for county court judges were effectively cancelled.
    — Norine Dworkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The two men charged with arson in connection with the killing both pleaded guilty and were sentenced to three and six years in prison, respectively, according to county court records.
    — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The vast majority of justices on Bexar County’s district and county courts-at-law are Latina.
    — Molly Smith, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • He was arraigned in February on charges of fourth-degree assault and first-degree wanton endangerment, county court records show.
    — Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Judges in 53 county courts rely on these volunteers for their insight into the lives of foster children and incarcerated youth.
    — Kate Durham, Mercury News, 23 June 2026
  • Kenyon Dobie told him to stop yelling, and Solorzano-Garcia started yelling at him and challenging him to a fight, county court documents say.
    — Charlotte Observer, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Zamora had unsuccessfully sought another county court-at-law seat in 2022.
    — Molly Smith, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The clerk's rather mundane tasks include keeping records and collecting payments for the county court system, in addition to managing the bureaucracy of local elections.
    — Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Before they were led out of Mabel Bassett in handcuffs and leg irons, to face their resentencing hearings in the county courts where they were convicted, Wilkens tried to prepare them.
    — Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The dismissal due to scheduling constraints requires notification to the Judicial Council, the state body that oversees county courts.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Suddenly, the governance quality of a county court, the resilience of a local grid, or the credibility of a municipal budget can be measured and monitored in real time.
    — Robert Ginsburg, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The county court system, which hears criminal cases as well as a multitude of civil matters, is vast with locations as far north as Lancaster and as far south as Catalina Island.
    — Jon Regardie, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
  • In promoting two county judges to fill vacancies on the Ninth Circuit Court, DeSantis created two vacancies on the county court.
    — Norine Dworkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Prosecutors moved Thursday to dismiss a felony assault charge filed against former Broncos coach Michael Wilhoite, citing plans to downgrade to a misdemeanor charge and pursue the case in county court.
    — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Boyd made history when she was elected in 2018 alongside Judges Grace Uzomba and Yolanda Huff — the first time more than one Black judge would preside in the county court system.
    — Molly Smith, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • But the timing of the April 16 appointments — just four days before the candidate qualifying period began on April 20 — is what triggered the cancellation of the two county court elections.
    — Norine Dworkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Other eviction actions at Queen City Quarter Taste Cheesesteak isn’t the only business facing eviction at Queen City Quarter, county court records show.
    — Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Property records show the couple lived at the 11149 NW 72nd Terrace home where police found the bodies, but county court records show both were recently married and divorced from other people.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
  • Hernandez resigned from the department in September 2023 after disciplinary action was taken against him related to, among other things, two drunk-driving arrests in four years, according to county court papers.
    — City News Service, Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The three candidates are vying for a judge position in Idaho’s 4th Judicial District, which includes Ada, Elmore, Valley and Boise county courts.
    — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 20 May 2026
  • According to a 2024 filing in county court, Ramanujan Group, through one of its principal officials, Deba Shyam, denied allegations about poor maintenance at the center.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
  • According to a 2024 filing in county court, Ramanujan Group, through one of its principal officials, Deba Shyam, denied allegations about poor maintenance at the center.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026

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