Trial court

The trial court is the court in which a lawsuit is filed, and where all litigation up to and including the trial is held.

Court of original jurisdiction, where matters are to be litigatedfirst and where all evidence relative to a cause is received and considered.All states differentiate between trial courts and appellate courts. Thedistinction is that it is the function of the trial court first to determinethe facts and the law in a case, with the appellate court acting predominantlyas a court of review of law, but not fact.