inferior court
C6531
concept
An inferior court is a lower-level judicial body whose decisions are subject to review, modification, or reversal by a higher appellate court within a legal system.
All labels observed (22)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| court division | 115 |
| inferior court canonical | 9 |
| small claims court | 7 |
| District Court | 6 |
| county court | 4 |
| municipal court system | 4 |
| Court of Common Pleas | 3 |
| District court | 3 |
| County court | 2 |
| general district court | 2 |
| magistrates court | 2 |
| magistrates’ court | 2 |
| territorial court system | 2 |
| City court | 1 |
| General district court | 1 |
| common pleas court | 1 |
| county court system | 1 |
| court of appeal (limited jurisdiction) | 1 |
| customary court | 1 |
| local criminal court | 1 |
| regional bench | 1 |
| tribunal de segunda instancia | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: inferior court
Generated description
An inferior court is a lower-level judicial body whose decisions are subject to review, modification, or reversal by a higher appellate court within a legal system.
Instances (170)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| New York Town and Village Courts | — |
| family law division | court division |
| small claims division | court division |
|
criminal division
surface form:
Criminal Division (Superior Court of California, County of San Joaquin)
|
court division |
| probate division | court division |
| Magistrate’s Court of Jersey in appellate capacity | court of appeal (limited jurisdiction) |
|
Civil Division
surface form:
Civil Division (Superior Court of the Virgin Islands)
|
court division |
| Cortes Superiores de Justicia | tribunal de segunda instancia |
| Magistrates Court of Tasmania | — |
|
criminal division
surface form:
Criminal Division of the Supreme Court of Bermuda
|
court division |
|
Criminal Division
surface form:
Criminal Division (Philadelphia Municipal Court)
|
court division |
|
Civil Division
surface form:
Civil Division (Philadelphia Municipal Court)
|
court division |
|
Traffic Division
surface form:
Traffic Division (Philadelphia Municipal Court)
|
court division |
| Washington County courts (shared with Montpelier) | county court |
|
Probate Division
surface form:
Probate Division (Superior Court of California, County of San Diego)
|
court division |
| Traffic and Minor Offenses Division | court division |
|
Civil Division
surface form:
Civil Division (Superior Court of California, County of San Diego)
|
court division |
|
Criminal Division
surface form:
Criminal Division (Superior Court of California, County of San Diego)
|
court division |
|
Probate Division
surface form:
Probate Division (Superior Court of California, County of Orange)
|
court division |
|
Juvenile Division
surface form:
Juvenile Division (Orange County Superior Court)
|
court division |
|
Traffic Division
surface form:
Traffic Division (Superior Court of California, County of Orange)
|
court division |
|
Criminal Division
surface form:
Criminal Division (Superior Court of California, County of Orange)
|
court division |
|
Criminal Division
surface form:
Criminal Division (Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento)
|
court division |
| Probate Division | court division |
|
Juvenile Division
surface form:
Juvenile Division (Sacramento County Superior Court)
|
court division |
| Alexandria General District Court | general district court |
| Albany City Court | City court |
|
Criminal Division
surface form:
Criminal Division (Santa Clara County Superior Court)
|
court division |
|
Probate Division
surface form:
Probate Division (Santa Clara County Superior Court)
|
court division |
|
Juvenile Division
surface form:
Juvenile Division (Santa Clara County Superior Court)
|
court division |
|
Traffic Division
surface form:
Traffic Division (Santa Clara County Superior Court)
|
court division |
| Hendon Magistrates’ Court | magistrates’ court |
|
Criminal division
surface form:
Criminal Division (Superior Court of California, County of Napa)
|
court division |
| Staff of Government Division | court division |
| Small Claims Court of the Isle of Man | small claims court |
|
Civil Chamber
surface form:
Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of Costa Rica
|
court division |
|
Criminal Chamber
surface form:
Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of Costa Rica
|
court division |
|
Labor Chamber
surface form:
Labor Chamber of Costa Rica
|
court division |
| Manchester County Court | County court |
| Magistrates’ Court of St Helena | magistrates’ court |
|
Civil Division
surface form:
Civil Division (Montgomery County Circuit Court)
|
court division |
|
Criminal Division
surface form:
Criminal Division (Montgomery County Circuit Court)
|
court division |
|
Civil Division
surface form:
Civil Division (Third Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan)
|
court division |
|
Criminal Division
surface form:
Criminal Division (Third Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan)
|
court division |
|
Juvenile Division
surface form:
Juvenile Division (Third Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan)
|
court division |
|
Criminal Division
surface form:
Criminal Division (Circuit Court of Cook County)
|
court division |
| Chancery Division | court division |
| Domestic Relations Division | court division |
|
Probate Division
surface form:
Probate Division (Circuit Court of Cook County)
|
court division |
| Juvenile Justice Division | court division |