A court of first instance is a trial court of original or primary jurisdiction.
Specific courts by that name include:
- Tribunal of first instance (Belgium)
- Tribunal of first instance (France)
- Court of First Instance (Hong Kong)
- Courts of First Instance of Peru
See also
- General Court (European Union), known before the 2009 Treaty of Lisbon as the Court of First Instance
- Regional Trial Court of the Philippines, formerly the Court of First Instance