Home›Trial and First-Instance Courts›Jurisdiction Scope›LocalBrowse ByLocalFactsLocalSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonDefining CharacteristicWell-attestedA trial court or court of first instance has original jurisdiction, in which trials take place. 1LocalFilter Results33 entriesLegal SystemAllAncient Greek law (1)Australian Law (1)Civil Law (1)English Law (2)French Legal System (3)Indian Legal System (1)Japanese Law (1)Law of Belgium (3)Law of Thailand (1)Law of the People's Republic of China (5)Law of the United States (8)Country Or JurisdictionAllAustralia (1)Bangladesh (1)Belgium (3)China (5)Classical Athens (1)England (1)Florida (1)France (3)India (2)Italy (1)Japan (1)Massachusetts (2)New York (1)Pennsylvania (1)Slovakia (1)Thailand (1)United Kingdom (2)United States (4)Court TierAllAdministrative and Specialized Subject-Matter Courts (4)Criminal Trial Courts (8)Family and Probate Courts (3)General Civil Trial Courts (14)Historical and Ancient Courts (3)Specialized Intellectual Property and Patent Courts (1)Founded EraAll1687 (1)1834 (1)1837 (1)1846 (1)1915 (1)1964 (1)1972 (1)2011 (1)2013 (1)2014 (1)2017 (1)2020 (1)Seat CityAllAdelaide (1)Athens (1)Bangkok (1)Beijing (1)Gloucester (1)Hangzhou (1)Kolkata (1)London (2)Paris (1)Philadelphia (1)Prešov (1)Salem (1)San Francisco (1)Tokyo (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 33Bankshall CourtLocalBeijing Intellectual Property CourtLocalCentral Criminal Court (Old Bailey)LocalCircuit Court of Cook CountyLocalCommercial Tribunal (Belgium)LocalCorte d'AssiseLocalCounty court (Florida)LocalCourt of Historical ReviewLocalCourts of Metropolitan MagistratesLocalCriminal Court of ThailandLocalDikasterionLocalDWI courtLocalEssex Probate and Family CourtLocalExecutive Court of PrešovLocalGloucester Court of ProbateLocalHangzhou Internet CourtLocalIntermediate people's courtLocalJustice of the peace (Belgium)LocalLocal people's courtLocalMagistrates courtLocalMagistrates Court of South AustraliaLocalMiddlesex Probate and Family CourtLocalNew York City courtsLocalNew York justice courtsLocalPhiladelphia Municipal CourtLocalPolice tribunal (Belgium)LocalPrimary people's courtLocalSmall claims courtLocalSocial security tribunalLocalTokyo District CourtLocalTribunal de commerceLocalTribunal de ParisLocalWestminster Magistrates' CourtLocalSources1. 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.