Which court has jurisdiction over municipal court appeals?

• A. The district court
• B. The county court
• C. The municipal court
• D. The court of appeals

Answer: (B)

When you appeal a municipal court ruling, the next step is review by the next level of the state’s court system that handles appeals from lower courts. That intermediate, county-level court typically serves as the first level of appellate review for municipal court decisions. It has the authority to examine the record, determine whether the law was applied correctly, and issue a new judgment or send the case back for further proceedings. The district court is usually a separate general-jurisdiction trial court and isn’t the standard path for a municipal court appeal, while the court of appeals is typically reached after this initial county-level review (often only after the county court confirms or remands). So, the proper jurisdiction for municipal court appeals is the county court.