district court
noun
: a trial court that has jurisdiction over certain cases within a specific judicial district
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In February 2022, Shirley Noble was fired from her receptionist job at the Covenant Woods Retirement Community in Columbus, according to a lawsuit filed in a district court by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
The case was initially dismissed by a district court judge but revived by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in 2021.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2024
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Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
The case was initially dismissed by a district court judge but revived by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in 2021.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2024
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“District court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/district%20court. Accessed 9 May. 2024.
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