county court

Hopefully, the new arbitration scheme will come close to meeting the aims behind the creation of the original county courts.

Circuit judges may also sit in county courts to hear civil cases.

The names of these courts vary from state to state, including such titles as courts of common pleas or county courts.

The County Courts Act 1846 set up a new network of courts to administer civil law locally where small sums of money were involved.

Like other judges in courts of limited jurisdiction, the judges of county courts are not required to be licensed attorney in some states.

County courts are frequently courts of record, whereas, municipal and JP courts are usually not.

In county courts costs are in the discretion of the court.

County courts may also function as courts of appeal for lower courts of limited jurisdiction.

A third category of courts of limited jurisdiction includes county courts.

County courts typically have a greater expanse of jurisdiction than either municipal or JP court.

But with 103 magistrates' courts and 54 county courts currently threatened with closure, an overhaul is needed.

the county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by crown courts).

Between 15 to 28 of California's 58 county courts could go over that cliff in the coming year, she thinks.

There are more than 400 county courts.

The Divisional Court of the Chancery Division hears appeals on bankruptcy matters from county courts outside London;

Some county courts outside London have bankruptcy jurisdiction;