lower court

C6748

concept

A lower court is a judicial body of first instance or limited jurisdiction that initially hears and decides legal cases, subject to review or appeal by higher courts.

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All labels observed (36)

Label	Occurrences
lower court canonical	26
Trial court	20
district court	19
circuit court	18
municipal court	14
provincial court	11
limited jurisdiction court	10
cantonal court	9
court of common pleas	8
first-level court	8
trial court division	7
limited jurisdiction trial court	5
trial court of limited jurisdiction	5
local trial court	4
local trial court system	4
provincial trial court	4
subordinate court	4
State court	3
limited-jurisdiction trial court system	3
magistrates' court	3
Court of limited jurisdiction	2
District and Sessions Court	2
Magistrates’ court	1
Trial court of limited jurisdiction	1
court of ordinary jurisdiction	1
first instance court	1
first-instance civil court	1
first-instance criminal court	1
intermediate trial court	1
limited jurisdiction court system	1
limited jurisdiction trial courts	1
limited-jurisdiction trial court	1
local court of limited jurisdiction	1
lower courts	1
small causes court	1
unified trial court	1

Instances (189)

Instance	Via concept surface
Supreme Court of British Columbia	provincial court
Magistrates’ Courts of Saint Kitts and Nevis	—
Metropolitan Trial Courts	first-level court
Municipal Trial Courts	first-level court
Summary Court surface form: Summary Court (Cayman Islands)	—
Shari’a Circuit Courts of the Philippines	first-level court
Municipal Trial Courts of the Philippines	first-level court
Magistrates’ Courts of Grenada	—
Outer House courtrooms	first-instance civil court
Petty Debts Court of Jersey	—
Magistrate’s Court of Jersey	—
North Carolina Business Court	trial court division
Provincial Court of the Balearic Islands	provincial court
Appellationsgericht Basel-Stadt	cantonal court
Durham County District Court	district court
Ohio state courts surface form: Ohio municipal courts	limited jurisdiction trial court
Douglas County District Court	district court
Douglas County Court	Trial court
Georgia magistrate courts	limited jurisdiction court
Court of Appeal for Ontario	provincial court
District Courts in Kerala	subordinate court
Texas Justice of the Peace Courts	local trial court
Quincy District Court	Trial court
Wisconsin state court system surface form: Wisconsin Municipal Courts	municipal court
Texas Municipal Courts	local trial court
Oregon municipal courts	local trial court
Porter County Circuit Court	circuit court
Courts of the judicial arrondissement of Eupen	first instance court
Magistrates’ Courts of Zimbabwe	—
Washington municipal courts	local trial court system
Fairfax County Circuit Court	circuit court
Oregon justice courts	limited jurisdiction court system
Fairfax County General District Court	Trial court of limited jurisdiction
Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court	Trial court
Kings County Criminal Court	Trial court
Resident Magistrates’ Courts of Jamaica	—
Macomb County Circuit Court	circuit court
Ontario Court of Justice	provincial trial court
District Court of Maryland	—
Prince George's County Circuit Court	circuit court
Westminster Magistrates’ Court	magistrates' court
Magistrates’ Courts surface form: Magistrates’ Courts (Nigeria)	—
District Courts surface form: District Courts (Nigeria)	—
Area Courts surface form: Area Courts (Nigeria)	—
Wuppertal District Court (Landgericht Wuppertal) surface form: Wuppertal District Court	court of ordinary jurisdiction
provincial courts of British Columbia surface form: Provincial Court of British Columbia	provincial trial court
Mineral County District Court	district court
Municipal Trial Courts in Cities of the Philippines	first-level court
Lee's Summit Municipal Court	municipal court
Municipal Circuit Trial Courts of the Philippines	first-level court