Home›Trial and First-Instance Courts›Jurisdiction Scope›FederalBrowse ByFederalFactsFederalSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonDefining CharacteristicWell-attestedA trial court or court of first instance has original jurisdiction, in which trials take place. 1FederalFilter Results24 entriesLegal SystemAllAustralian Law (2)Common Law (1)Indian Legal System (1)Law of Canada (1)Law of the United States (19)Country Or JurisdictionAllAustralia (1)Australia (1)Canada (1)India (1)Maryland (1)Northern Mariana Islands (1)United States (18)Court TierAllAdministrative and Specialized Subject-Matter Courts (7)Family and Probate Courts (1)General Civil Trial Courts (13)Specialized Intellectual Property and Patent Courts (2)Founded EraAll1789 (2)1814 (1)1819 (1)1847 (1)1850 (1)1863 (1)1898 (1)1904 (1)1906 (1)1958 (1)1962 (1)1966 (1)1969 (1)1977 (1)1978 (1)1980 (1)1982 (1)1996 (1)2003 (1)2021 (1)Seat CityAllBaltimore (1)Boston (1)Jacksonville (1)Little Rock (1)Los Angeles (1)Manhattan (2)Melbourne (1)Miami (1)New York City (1)Norfolk, Virginia (1)Oklahoma City (1)Orlando (1)Ottawa (1)Richmond (1)Saipan (1)San Francisco (1)Tampa (1)Washington, D.C. (4)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 24Board of Patent Appeals and InterferencesFederalCommonwealth Industrial CourtFederalDistrict Court for the Northern Mariana IslandsFederalFederal Circuit and Family Court of AustraliaFederalFederal Court (Canada)FederalKrishna Water Disputes TribunalFederalTrademark Trial and Appeal BoardFederalUnited States Alien Terrorist Removal CourtFederalUnited States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of ArkansasFederalUnited States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New YorkFederalUnited States Bankruptcy Court, District of ArizonaFederalUnited States Court of Federal ClaimsFederalUnited States Court of International TradeFederalUnited States District Court for the Central District of CaliforniaFederalUnited States District Court for the District of ColumbiaFederalUnited States District Court for the District of MarylandFederalUnited States District Court for the District of MassachusettsFederalUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of VirginiaFederalUnited States District Court for the Middle District of FloridaFederalUnited States District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaFederalUnited States District Court for the Southern District of FloridaFederalUnited States District Court for the Southern District of New YorkFederalUnited States District Court for the Western District of OklahomaFederalUnited States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance CourtFederalSources1. 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.