Home›Trial and First-Instance Courts›General Civil Trial CourtsGroupGeneral Civil Trial CourtsGeneral Civil Trial Courts gathers the courts of first instance whose own jurisdiction is general rather than limited to one subject matter: the state, provincial and national trial courts that hear civil disputes of ordinary kinds, often alongside criminal, family and other matters as part of one broad docket, and the everyday small-claims, district and circuit courts that form the working base of most court systems. This is the largest and least specialized group in this subcategory, gathering the courts that do not belong to one of the subject-matter specific groups grouped elsewhere: criminal, family and probate, administrative, military, intellectual property, admiralty, historical or quasi-judicial.FactsBrowse BySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonDefining CharacteristicWell-attestedA trial court or court of first instance is a court having original jurisdiction, in which trials take place. 1Browse ByAll General Civil Trial CourtsGeneral Civil Trial Courts84 entriesGeneral Civil Trial CourtsFilter Results93 entriesLegal SystemAllCommon Law (3)French Legal System (3)Indian Legal System (2)Irish Law (1)Japanese Law (1)Law of Albania (1)Law of Belgium (2)Law of Canada (1)Law of Colombia (1)Law of the People's Republic of China (3)Law of the United States (54)Louisiana Law (1)Country Or JurisdictionAllAlbania (1)Argentina (1)Arizona (1)Australia (1)Belgium (2)Canada (3)China (3)Colombia (1)England (1)Florida (1)France (3)Georgia (1)Hawaii (2)Hong Kong (1)Illinois (1)India (2)Ireland (2)Japan (1)Louisiana (1)Maine (1)Maryland (2)Michigan (1)Missouri (1)Nevada (1)New Jersey (1)New York (3)Northern Mariana Islands (1)Norway (1)Ohio (1)Oklahoma (1)Pennsylvania (2)Philippines (1)Soviet Union (1)United Kingdom (1)United States (30)Virginia (2)Wyoming (1)Court TierAllGeneral Civil Trial Courts (84)Jurisdiction ScopeAllFederal (13)Local (14)National (7)State / Provincial (39)Founded EraAll1328 (1)1722 (1)1789 (3)1794 (1)1814 (1)1832 (1)1836 (1)1839 (1)1846 (1)1847 (1)1850 (1)1859 (1)1863 (1)1879 (1)1889 (1)1898 (1)1906 (1)1915 (1)1924 (1)1947 (1)1962 (1)1964 (1)1966 (1)1971 (1)1972 (1)1976 (2)1977 (1)2004 (1)2013 (1)2017 (1)2020 (1)Seat CityAllBaltimore (1)Boston (1)Buenos Aires (1)Dublin (1)Jacksonville (1)Kolkata (1)Little Rock (1)London (1)Los Angeles (2)Manhattan (2)Melbourne (1)Miami (1)North America (1)Oklahoma City (1)Orlando (1)Oslo (1)Paris (1)Philadelphia (1)Saipan (1)San Francisco (1)Seattle (1)Tampa (1)Tokyo (1)Washington, D.C. 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Trial court (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaTrial court, lead section, definition sentenceQuote, Trial court, lead section, definition sentenceA trial court or court of first instance is a court having original jurisdiction, in which trials take place.View the SourceTribunal de Paris (Wikipedia)Has Member: Tribunal de Paris, Lead [in-group]Quote, Has Member: Tribunal de Paris, Lead [in-group]It replaced the capital's former Tribunal de grande instanceView the SourceUnited States Courts: About U.S. District CourtsUnited States CourtsHas Member: United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, About U.S. District Courts, opening lineQuote, Has Member: United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, About U.S. District Courts, opening lineU.S. district courts are the primary trial courts of the federal court system.View the SourceAbout the Court (United States District Court for the District of Maryland)Has Member: United States District Court for the District of Maryland, About the Court, first paragraph [jurisdiction-scope-category]Quote, Has Member: United States District Court for the District of Maryland, About the Court, first paragraph [jurisdiction-scope-category]The United States District Court for the District of Maryland is the only federal district court in the state of Maryland.View the SourceUnited States District Court for the District of Columbia (Wikipedia)Has Member: United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Lead sectionQuote, Has Member: United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Lead sectionis a federal district court in Washington, D.C.View the SourceUnited States District Court for the Northern District of California (Wikipedia)Has Member: United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Lead sectionQuote, Has Member: United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Lead sectionis the federal United States district court whose jurisdiction comprises the following counties of CaliforniaView the SourceDistrict Court for the Northern Mariana Islands (Wikipedia)Has Member: District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands, Lead [in-group]Quote, Has Member: District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands, Lead [in-group]The court has the same jurisdiction as United States district courts, including diversity jurisdiction and bankruptcy jurisdiction.View the SourceSupreme Court of British Columbia (Wikipedia)Has Member: Supreme Court of British Columbia, Jurisdiction [in-group]Quote, Has Member: Supreme Court of British Columbia, Jurisdiction [in-group]The British Columbia Supreme Court is a court of record and has original jurisdiction in all cases, civil and criminal, arising in British Columbia.View the SourceUnited States district court (Wikipedia)Has Member: United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, LeadQuote, Has Member: United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, LeadThe United States district courts are the trial courts of the U.S. federal judiciary.View the SourceUnited States District Court for the Central District of California (source article)Has Member: United States District Court for the Central District of California, Article lead, court functionQuote, Has Member: United States District Court for the Central District of California, Article lead, court functionis a federal trial court that serves over 19 million people in Southern and Central CaliforniaView the SourceUnited States District Court for the Middle District of Florida (Wikipedia)Has Member: United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Appeal route, which marks a first-instance courtQuote, Has Member: United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Appeal route, which marks a first-instance courtwhich are appealed to the Federal CircuitView the SourceUnited States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma (Wikipedia)Has Member: United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, Appeal route, which marks a first-instance courtQuote, Has Member: United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, Appeal route, which marks a first-instance courtwhich are appealed to the Federal CircuitView the SourceHigh Court (Ireland) (source article)Has Member: High Court (Ireland), Lead [in-group]Quote, Has Member: High Court (Ireland), Lead [in-group]deals at first instance with the most serious and important civil and criminal casesView the SourceLos Angeles County Superior Court (Wikipedia)Has Member: Los Angeles County Superior Court, History [in-group]Quote, Has Member: Los Angeles County Superior Court, History [in-group]came to include all civil, felony criminal, family law, juvenile delinquency and dependency, and probate cases in the countyView the SourceDistrict courts of India (Wikipedia)Has Member: District courts of India, Lead, second paragraphQuote, Has Member: District courts of India, Lead, second paragraphIt is the principal court of original civil jurisdictionView the SourceNew Jersey Superior Court (Wikipedia)Has Member: New Jersey Superior Court, LeadQuote, Has Member: New Jersey Superior Court, Leadthe main trial court for cases of civil or criminal lawView the SourceHong Kong Court of First Instance (source article)Has Member: Hong Kong Court of First Instance, Lead, jurisdiction paragraphQuote, Has Member: Hong Kong Court of First Instance, Lead, jurisdiction paragraphhears predominantly civil cases with claim values exceeding HKD 3 millionView the SourceHigh Court of Justice (Wikipedia)Has Member: High Court of Justice, LeadQuote, Has Member: High Court of Justice, Leaddeals at first instance with all high-value and high-importance civil law (non-criminal) casesView the SourceCounty Court of Victoria (Wikipedia)Has Member: County Court of Victoria, Lead, trial jurisdictionQuote, Has Member: County Court of Victoria, Lead, trial jurisdictionand has unlimited civil jurisdictionView the SourceSuperior Court of Justice (Ontario) (Wikipedia)Has Member: Superior Court of Justice (Ontario), Lead, jurisdictionQuote, Has Member: Superior Court of Justice (Ontario), Lead, jurisdictionThe Superior Court has inherent jurisdiction over civil, criminal, and family law matters at common law.View the SourceRegional trial court (Wikipedia)Has Member: Regional trial court, Lead, court tierQuote, Has Member: Regional trial court, Lead, court tierthe highest trial courts in the PhilippinesView the SourceCircuit Court (Ireland) (Wikipedia)Has Member: Circuit Court (Ireland), Lead, court tierQuote, Has Member: Circuit Court (Ireland), Lead, court tierintermediate level court of local and limited jurisdiction which hears both civil and criminal mattersView the SourcePeople's Court (Soviet Union) (Wikipedia)Has Member: People's Court (Soviet Union), Lead, court tierQuote, Has Member: People's Court (Soviet Union), Lead, court tierwas a court of first instance which handled the majority of civil and criminal offensesView the SourceOslo District Court (Wikipedia)Has Member: Oslo District Court, Lead, court tierQuote, Has Member: Oslo District Court, Lead, court tierThe court is a court of first instanceView the SourceCounty Court (England and Wales) (Wikipedia)Has Member: County Court (England and Wales), LeadQuote, Has Member: County Court (England and Wales), LeadThe County Court is a national civil court for England and Wales with unlimited financial jurisdiction.View the SourceNova Scotia Supreme Court (Wikipedia)Has Member: Nova Scotia Supreme Court, JurisdictionQuote, Has Member: Nova Scotia Supreme Court, JurisdictionAs with all superior trial courts across the country, the court has inherent jurisdiction.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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