COUNTY COURT Definition & Meaning

county court

noun

(in the U.S.)
1. an administrative board in counties in some states.
2. a judicial tribunal in some states with jurisdiction extending over one or more counties.
(in England)
1. the lowest civil tribunal, having limited jurisdiction, mostly for the recovery of small debts.
2. (formerly) the assembly of local residents who met periodically in each county under the presidency of the sheriff to transact the judicial and administrative business of the county.

county court

noun

(in England) a local court exercising limited jurisdiction in civil matters

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of county court¹

First recorded in 1525–35

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Last week, a judge at Reading County Court granted the council a Final Charging Order on her property, opening the door to potential enforcement action.

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Deirdre Vickers, a sheriff’s department spokesperson, said she could not comment on pending litigation, as did a representative for the county court system.

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A similar lawsuit to the one filed against Riverside County prompted Los Angeles County court officials to revise their bail policies in 2023.

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They found that despite her £3,000 a month income, she was deeply in debt and had not declared three County Court judgments which amounted to misconduct, as debts make officials vulnerable to corruption.

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Judge Knowles said the fact she had not declared the County Court Judgements left her "catastrophically compromised" and vulnerable to "corruption and blackmail".

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