In the United States, a district court is a state or federal court that has jurisdiction in a particular district.
A Miami district court has scheduled a hearing for Friday.
district court in British English
noun
1.
(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. (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.
(in Australia and New Zealand) a court lower than a high court
Former name: magistrates' court
district court in American English
US
1.
the federal trial court sitting in each judicial district of the U.S.
2.
in some states of the U.S., the court of general jurisdiction in each judicial district
Examples of 'district court' in a sentence
district court
This likely would occur back at the federal district court in Wisconsin.
Christianity Today (2000)
The action has been filed in a federal district court in Chicago.