King's Bench Explained

The King's Bench, or, during the reign of a female monarch, the Queen's Bench (French: Cour du banc de la Reine), refers to several contemporary and historical courts in some Commonwealth jurisdictions.

• Court of King's Bench (England), a historic court of common law in the English legal system until 1875
• Court of King's Bench (Ireland), a historic senior court of common law in Ireland
• King's Bench Division, a division of the High Court of England and Wales that assumed many of the responsibilities of the historic King's Bench in 1875
• Court of King's Bench of Alberta, the superior trial court of the Canadian province of Alberta
• Court of King's Bench of Manitoba, the superior trial court of the Canadian province of Manitoba
• Court of King's Bench of New Brunswick, the superior trial court of the Canadian province of New Brunswick
• Court of King's Bench for Saskatchewan, the superior trial court of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan

See also

• Court system of Canada
• List of Supreme Court of Judicature cases