Home›Trial and First-Instance Courts›Country Or Jurisdiction›United StatesBrowse ByUnited StatesThis dimension groups courts by the country or jurisdiction whose law they apply. Wikipedia notes that a court has "the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and administer justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in accordance with the rule of law," authority that is always granted by one specific jurisdiction. Browsing this way collects every court operating within the same country or jurisdiction.FactsUnited StatesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonDefining CharacteristicWell-attestedA trial court or court of first instance has original jurisdiction, in which trials take place. 1United StatesFilter Results25 entriesJurisdiction ScopeAllFederal (1)King County, Washington (1)National (1)State or Provincial (7)Legal SystemAllLaw of the United States (21)Founded EraAll1814 (1)1889 (1)1898 (1)1958 (1)1964 (1)1971 (1)2004 (1)Seat CityAllSeattle, Washington, United States (1)Court TierAllAdministrative and Specialized Subject-Matter Courts (1)Family and Probate Courts (3)General Civil Trial Courts (19)Specialized Intellectual Property and Patent Courts (2)BrowseCompareSelect all 25Alabama Court of the JudiciaryUnited StatesBoard of Patent Appeals and InterferencesUnited StatesCircuit Court of Cook CountyUnited StatesColorado district courtsUnited StatesDelaware Court of Common PleasUnited StatesDWI courtUnited StatesIowa District CourtsUnited StatesKansas District CourtsUnited StatesKentucky Circuit CourtsUnited StatesKentucky District CourtsUnited StatesMaryland District CourtUnited StatesNew Hampshire Circuit Court Family DivisionUnited StatesNew Hampshire Probate CourtUnited StatesNew York Surrogate's CourtUnited StatesOregon circuit courtsUnited StatesRhode Island Superior CourtUnited StatesSouth Carolina Circuit CourtUnited StatesSuperior Court of Washington for King CountyUnited StatesTrademark Trial and Appeal BoardUnited StatesUnited States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of ArkansasUnited StatesUnited States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New YorkUnited StatesUnited States Bankruptcy Court, District of ArizonaUnited StatesUnited States District Court for the Southern District of New YorkUnited StatesUnited States Virgin Islands Superior CourtUnited StatesWest Virginia Circuit CourtsUnited StatesSources1. Trial court (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaTrial court, lead sectionQuote, Trial court, lead sectionA trial court or court of first instance is a court having original jurisdiction, in which trials take place.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.