Home›Trial and First-Instance Courts›Jurisdiction Scope›NationalBrowse ByNationalFactsNationalSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonDefining CharacteristicWell-attestedA trial court or court of first instance has original jurisdiction, in which trials take place. 1NationalFilter Results43 entriesLegal SystemAllCommon Law (1)English Law (6)French Legal System (3)German Legal System (1)Irish Law (2)Law of Albania (2)Law of Belgium (1)Law of Belize (2)Law of Botswana (1)Law of Canada (3)Law of Colombia (1)Law of Egypt (1)Law of Fiji (1)Law of Iraq (1)Law of Jordan (1)Law of Poland (2)Law of Samoa (1)Law of Saudi Arabia (1)Law of Spain (1)Law of Thailand (1)Law of the Bahamas (1)Law of the United States (1)Law of Vanuatu (1)Roman law (1)Scots Law (1)Country Or JurisdictionAllAlbania (2)Ancient Rome (1)Argentina (1)Bahamas (1)Belgium (1)Belize (2)Botswana (1)Canada (3)Colombia (1)Egypt (1)England (3)Fiji (1)France (3)Germany (2)Habsburg Netherlands (1)Iraq (1)Ireland (2)Jordan (1)Kingdom of Jerusalem (1)Poland (3)Samoa (1)Saudi Arabia (1)Scotland (1)Spain (1)Thailand (1)United Kingdom (4)United States (1)Vanuatu (1)Court TierAllAdministrative and Specialized Subject-Matter Courts (5)Criminal Trial Courts (5)General Civil Trial Courts (7)Historical and Ancient Courts (13)Military and Tribunal Courts (4)Quasi-Judicial Bodies (1)Founded EraAll1350 (1)1487 (1)1532 (1)1567 (1)1793 (1)1794 (1)1875 (2)1896 (1)1924 (2)1934 (1)1938 (1)1945 (1)1946 (1)1959 (1)1969 (1)1972 (2)1977 (1)1997 (1)1998 (1)2003 (1)2008 (1)2017 (1)2020 (1)2022 (1)Seat CityAllAlexandria (1)Belize City (1)Berlin (1)Buenos Aires (1)Cairo (1)City of Westminster (1)Dangriga (1)Dublin (2)Edinburgh (1)Gaborone (1)London (1)Madrid (1)Mansoura (1)Nassau (1)Ottawa (1)Paris (2)Port Vila (1)Rome (1)Warsaw (1)Washington, D.C. (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 43Audiencia NacionalNationalCentumviral courtNationalCommerce Consulate of Buenos AiresNationalCouncil of TroublesNationalCourt of ChanceryNationalCourt of Common Pleas (England)NationalCourt of King's Bench (England)NationalCourt of the Lord LyonNationalCourts martial of CanadaNationalCrown CourtNationalDistrict courts of AlbaniaNationalDrug Treatment Courts (Canada)NationalExchequer of PleasNationalFederal Court (Canada)NationalHigh Court (Ireland)NationalHigh Court of BotswanaNationalHigh Court of FijiNationalHigh Court of JerusalemNationalHigh Court of Justice of BelizeNationalKing's Bench DivisionNationalMilitary courts of ThailandNationalMilitary Special CourtNationalMixed Courts of EgyptNationalPeople's Court (Germany)NationalPermanent Arbitration CourtNationalRevolutionary TribunalNationalSpecial Court of Albania, 1945NationalSpecial Criminal CourtNationalSpecial Jurisdiction for PeaceNationalSpecialized Criminal CourtNationalStar ChamberNationalState Security CourtNationalSupreme Court of BelizeNationalSupreme Court of SamoaNationalSupreme Court of the BahamasNationalSupreme Court of VanuatuNationalSupreme Iraqi Criminal TribunalNationalSupreme National TribunalNationalTribunal de ParisNationalTribunal d'instanceNationalTribunal of first instance (Belgium)NationalUnderground courtNationalUnited States Tax CourtNationalSources1. 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.