There are specialized courts of first instance for family litigation or bankruptcy in some cities and states.

It continues to resist a specialized court to handle the most serious cases of domestic violence.

The Federal Circuit, which sits in Washington, is a specialized court with nationwide jurisdiction over patent appeals.

Judge Traficanti will also direct an organization of new, specialized courts for repeat misdemeanor offenders.

Using specialized courts to handle routine disputes, he said, would free district and appellate courts to handle more important cases.

Create more specialized courts - for example, those that handle patent and tax matters.

In Brazil, unlike most Civil-law jurisdictions, there is no specialized court or section to deal with administrative cases.

For example, a specialized court in Harlem for nonviolent parolees is supposed to help them by providing treatment programs and services like job training.

The judiciary has created several temporary specialized courts in an attempt to reduce the large backlog of cases pending final court action.

The Vermont Environmental Court is a specialized court dealing with environmental law.