District courts are trial courts of limited jurisdiction, handling most traffic violations, small claims, misdemeanors, and civil suits where the amount contended is below $25,000.

The village has its own court system for handling misdemeanors, a drug dog, and a jailhouse.

They handle small civil cases, misdemeanors and felony arraignments.

The courts usually handle landlord-tenant cases, small civil cases, traffic infractions and misdemeanors.

Under the proposal, the community courts would handle misdemeanors that can be punished by up to 90 days in jail and lesser offenses.

Like its counterpart in Manhattan, the Brooklyn court will primarily handle misdemeanors like prostitution and low-level drug possession.

The lower tier would take in city, town and village courts, which primarily handle misdemeanors and small-scale civil cases.

Mr. Gibbons's assistants handle misdemeanors, as he did for eight years.

Removal is the proper way for Congress to handle high crimes and misdemeanors.

In many counties there are also municipal courts which operate in a defined territory and handle misdemeanors such as traffic tickets and smaller civil matters.