How to Use municipal court in a Sentence

municipal court

noun
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  • Three county courts and 22 district courts are also closed, and municipal courts are closed outright.
    — Meagan Flynn, Houston Chronicle, 16 Jan. 2018
  • In Ohio, municipal courts are where the bulk of defendants make their initial appearance in court and have bail terms established.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland.com, 3 Jan. 2018
  • Often times, incumbent municipal court judges don't have any competition.
    — Jason Williams, Cincinnati.com, 27 Oct. 2017
  • The municipal court set his bail at $500, the predetermined amount for a disorderly conduct charge.
    — New York Times, 12 Jan. 2018
  • Ferguson leaders began municipal court reform efforts within weeks of Brown’s death.
    — Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2017
  • Goodman pointed out, however, that a municipal court judge would actually cite an offender with a third-degree misdemeanor, not the board.
    — Jeff Piorkowski/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 12 Dec. 2017
  • He was eventually granted a diversion in municipal court and later transferred to Arizona State.
    — USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2017
  • Neff takes over as the new municipal court judge in the new year.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 22 Dec. 2021
  • There’s no real work to get the lawyers in with the municipal court judges.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 1 Mar. 2022
  • The complaint will then be sent to the municipal court.
    — Jonece Starr Dunigan, AL.com, 25 Apr. 2018
  • The move came after the city closed all parks, the municipal court, the golf course and the civic center until April 30.
    — Chevall Pryce, Houston Chronicle, 22 Apr. 2020
  • The charges were filed in municipal court, said Derzis.
    — Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 28 July 2023
  • The charges were placed on a summons by a municipal court judge t...
    — NBC News, 6 July 2021
  • The case is set for trial in municipal court on April 12.
    — Ashley Remkus | Aremkus@al.com, al, 7 Jan. 2022
  • City Hall and the municipal court are open for normal hours.
    — Nicole Sadek, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2021
  • Gray said that the future of the city’s municipal court is one key question that must be answered in 2022.
    — cleveland, 6 Jan. 2022
  • Hodson ran for municipal court judge in Athens in 1979 and won.
    — Mark Ferenchik, cincinnati.com, 30 Apr. 2020
  • According to the municipal court clerk, the city did not pursue any of those charges against Twyman.
    — Challen Stephens | Cstephens@al.com, al, 29 Oct. 2020
  • Only the municipal court judge, clerk of court and police chief would earn more.
    — Beth Mlady, cleveland, 30 Dec. 2022
  • Officials in the municipal court for Southaven, in the Memphis suburbs, want their circuit judges to agree to the same thing.
    — Caleb Bedillion, ProPublica, 5 July 2023
  • Those who haven’t yet paid the tickets can still challenge them in municipal court.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 18 May 2018
  • Those who haven't yet paid the tickets can still challenge them in municipal court.
    — Fox News, 17 May 2018
  • Dick’s refusal to remove the signs led to a trial in municipal court.
    — Dean Obeidallah, CNN, 25 July 2021
  • The city currently has its own municipal court building across the street from City Hall.
    — Alyssa Alfano, cleveland, 12 Oct. 2020
  • But if that same ticket is settled in a municipal court, then the vast majority of the money goes to the city.
    — Sian Mughan, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2023
  • The two companies also owe the city about $6,500 in municipal court fines.
    — Cary Spivak, jsonline.com, 15 Apr. 2021
  • For the past 16 years, Powers had served as a judge in Hamilton County, first on in the municipal court then as a juvenile court judge.
    — Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Gibson said the county has advised municipal court judges of the plan, which should ease crowding at the downtown jail.
    — Courtney Astolfi, cleveland.com, 17 Sep. 2019
  • The closure affects all in-person services and programs that operate out of City Hall, including municipal court.
    — Andrea Klick, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2024
  • According to municipal court documents, Mays had been charged with disorderly conduct in April 2021.
    — Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2024

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