King's Bench
English common law
King's Bench is a historical English court of common law, one of the superior courts at Westminster.
It handled criminal cases and civil matters involving the Crown, with the monarch theoretically presiding.
The name alternates with Queen's Bench depending on the reigning monarch's gender.
The case was appealed to the King's Bench.
The court was absorbed into the High Court of Justice in 1873, where a division retains the name.
Charter curbing royal authority
- common lawJurisprudence from judicial decisions
- writCourt-issued directive
- habeas corpusWrit challenging lawful custody
- mandamusWrit ordering statutory duty
certiorari · Coke · Blackstone · Mansfield · precedent · English law · Westminster · ancient
Judicial decision-making body
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- courtroomJudicial proceedings chamber
- judiciaryLaw-interpreting government branch
- judicatureSystem of courts
adjudication · litigation · verdict · judgment · appeal · appellate · precedent · docket
Magna Carta
Charter curbing royal authority
- common lawJurisprudence from judicial decisions
- writCourt-issued directive
- habeas corpusWrit challenging lawful custody
mandamus · certiorari · Coke · Blackstone · Mansfield · precedent · English law · Westminster · ancient · medieval
tribunal
Judicial decision-making body
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- courtroomJudicial proceedings chamber
- judiciaryLaw-interpreting government branch
judicature · adjudication · litigation · verdict · judgment · appeal · appellate · precedent · docket · plaintiff
crown
Sovereign's ornamental headpiece
reign · royal · kingdom · prerogative · Tudor · Stuart · Norman · medieval · palace · Plantagenet
- legallawyer, judge, jury, trial, verdict
- British legalbarrister, solicitor, QC, KC, defence counsel
- historical courtsassizes, chancery, circuit court, circuit courts, court of appeals
- legal casescivil case, court cases, landmark cases, criminal case, federal case
- legal recordscourt orders, court decisions, court filings, court rolls, court reports
- historic courtsStar Chamber, Chancery, Exchequer, hundred court, hustings
king, bench, benches, workbench, bencher, workbenches, benchwarmer, benchwarmers, park bench