Home›Trial and First-Instance Courts›Subject Matter›GeneralBrowse ByGeneralFactsGeneralSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonDefining CharacteristicWell-attestedA trial court or court of first instance has original jurisdiction, in which trials take place. 1GeneralFilter Results49 entriesLegal SystemAllAustralian Law (2)Common Law (3)French Legal System (1)Indian Legal System (1)Irish Law (1)Japanese Law (1)Law of Albania (1)Law of Belize (1)Law of Botswana (1)Law of Canada (2)Law of Fiji (1)Law of Samoa (1)Law of the Bahamas (1)Law of the People's Republic of China (1)Law of the United States (26)Law of Vanuatu (1)Country Or JurisdictionAllAlbania (1)Arizona (1)Australia (1)Australia (1)Bahamas (1)Belize (1)Botswana (1)Canada (2)China (1)Fiji (1)Florida (1)France (1)Georgia (1)Hawaii (1)Hong Kong (1)Illinois (1)India (1)Ireland (1)Japan (1)Kingdom of Jerusalem (1)Maine (1)Maryland (1)Missouri (1)Nevada (1)New York (1)Northern Mariana Islands (1)Ohio (1)Samoa (1)United States (12)Vanuatu (1)Virginia (1)Wyoming (1)Court TierAllAdministrative and Specialized Subject-Matter Courts (1)Criminal Trial Courts (2)Family and Probate Courts (1)General Civil Trial Courts (38)Historical and Ancient Courts (1)Jurisdiction ScopeAllFederal (3)Local (7)National (11)State / Provincial (25)Founded EraAll1328 (1)1832 (1)1837 (1)1839 (1)1859 (1)1889 (1)1896 (1)1924 (1)1938 (1)1964 (1)1972 (1)1976 (2)1977 (1)1997 (1)2003 (1)2004 (1)2020 (1)2021 (1)Seat CityAllAdelaide (1)Belize City (1)Dangriga (1)Dublin (1)Gaborone (1)Melbourne (1)Nassau (1)North America (1)Ottawa (1)Paris (1)Port Vila (1)Saipan (1)Seattle (1)Tokyo (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 49Arizona Superior CourtGeneralCircuit courtGeneralCircuit Court of Cook CountyGeneralColorado district courtsGeneralCounty court (Florida)GeneralDelaware Superior CourtGeneralDistrict courtGeneralDistrict Court for the Northern Mariana IslandsGeneralDistrict courts of AlbaniaGeneralDistrict courts of IndiaGeneralFederal Circuit and Family Court of AustraliaGeneralFederal Court (Canada)GeneralGeorgia Superior CourtsGeneralHawaii state circuit courtGeneralHigh courtGeneralHigh Court (Ireland)GeneralHigh Court of BotswanaGeneralHigh Court of FijiGeneralHigh Court of JerusalemGeneralHong Kong Court of First InstanceGeneralIllinois circuit courtsGeneralIowa District CourtsGeneralKansas District CourtsGeneralKentucky Circuit CourtsGeneralLocal people's courtGeneralMagistrates courtGeneralMagistrates Court of South AustraliaGeneralMaine Superior CourtGeneralMaryland Circuit CourtsGeneralMissouri Circuit CourtsGeneralNevada District CourtsGeneralOhio Courts of Common PleasGeneralOregon circuit courtsGeneralRhode Island Superior CourtGeneralSouth Carolina Circuit CourtGeneralSuperior courtGeneralSuperior Court of Washington for King CountyGeneralSupreme Court of BelizeGeneralSupreme Court of British ColumbiaGeneralSupreme Court of SamoaGeneralSupreme Court of the BahamasGeneralSupreme Court of the State of New YorkGeneralSupreme Court of VanuatuGeneralTokyo District CourtGeneralTribunal de ParisGeneralUnited States Virgin Islands Superior CourtGeneralVirginia Circuit CourtGeneralWest Virginia Circuit CourtsGeneralWyoming District CourtsGeneralSources1. 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.