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district court
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district court
n. Law
1. A U.S. federal trial court serving a judicial district.
2. A state court of general jurisdiction in some states.

district court
n
1. (Law) (in Scotland) a court of summary jurisdiction held by a stipendiary magistrate or one or more justices of the peace to deal with minor criminal offences
2. (Law) (in the US)
a.  a federal trial court serving a federal judicial district
b.  (in some states) a court having general jurisdiction in a state judicial district
3. (Law) (in Australia and New Zealand) a court lower than a high court Former name magistrates' court


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Brown is admitted to practice in the United States District Courts of the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and is a member of the New York County Lawyers' Association and its Litigation Section.
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