an administrative board in counties in some states.
a judicial tribunal in some states with jurisdiction extending over one or more counties.
2.
the lowest civil tribunal, having limited jurisdiction, mostly for the recovery of small debts.
(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.
Origin
1525-35
Examples from the web for county court
Profits from the shop support a county court program that sentences drunk drivers to shock-therapy visits to the morgue.
British Dictionary definitions for county court
county court
noun
1.
(in England) a local court exercising limited jurisdiction in civil matters