Courts of general jurisdiction are also known as trial courts.

The court has (as of April 2008) 52 judges who have general jurisdiction to hear major civil and criminal cases.

Most cases start in the district courts, which are courts of general jurisdiction.

It has general jurisdiction for civil matters over 10 000 €.

The circuit court has general jurisdiction and can decide, with few exceptions, any kind of case.

The Tribunale is the court of general jurisdiction for civil matters.

Second, the Court lacked general appellate jurisdiction over federal criminal cases until 1891.

The Sharia courts have general jurisdiction over most civil and criminal cases.

It was created in 1972 as a court of general appellate jurisdiction.

Not all cases are heard in trial courts of general jurisdiction.