lower court

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.

Observed surface forms (11)

• Trial court ×12
• circuit court ×6
• municipal court ×3
• State court ×2
• district court ×2
• trial court division ×2
• cantonal court ×1
• first-level court ×1
• limited jurisdiction court ×1
• limited-jurisdiction trial court ×1

• trial court of limited jurisdiction ×1

Instances (30)

• District Court of Maryland
• Law Division via concept surface "trial court division"
  surface form: Law Division (Circuit Court of Cook County)
• Chancery Division via concept surface "trial court division"
• Tokyo District Court via concept surface "district court"
• Municipal Court of Puerto Rico
• Seattle city government via concept surface "municipal court"
  surface form: Seattle Municipal Court
• Sapporo District Court via concept surface "district court"
• Philadelphia Municipal Court via concept surface "limited-jurisdiction trial court"
• Pittsburgh Municipal Court via concept surface "municipal court"
• Magisterial District Courts of Pennsylvania via concept surface "limited jurisdiction court"
• Superior Court of California, County of Orange via concept surface "Trial court"
• Superior Court of California, County of Riverside via concept surface "Trial court"
• Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento via concept surface "Trial court"
• Superior Court of California, County of Fresno via concept surface "Trial court"
• Superior Court of California, County of Kern via concept surface "Trial court"
• Superior Court of California, County of Ventura via concept surface "Trial court"
• Superior Court of California, County of Contra Costa via concept surface "Trial court"
• Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara via concept surface "Trial court"
• Superior Court of California, County of Monterey via concept surface "Trial court"
• Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo via concept surface "Trial court"
• Superior Court of California, County of Napa via concept surface "Trial court"
• First Circuit Court in Shenzhen via concept surface "circuit court"
• Second Circuit Court in Shenyang via concept surface "circuit court"
• Fourth Circuit Court in Zhengzhou via concept surface "circuit court"
• Third Circuit Court in Nanjing via concept surface "circuit court"
• cantonal courts of Valais via concept surface "cantonal court"
  surface form: Cantonal courts of Valais
• Metropolitan Trial Courts of the Philippines via concept surface "first-level court"
• Circuit Courts via concept surface "circuit court"
  surface form: Circuit Courts of the Supreme People’s Court of China
• Seventh Circuit Court in Xianyang via concept surface "circuit court"
• Santa Clara County Superior Court via concept surface "Trial court"