The first court of justice was established in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada in 1615 by Sir Richard Whitbourne as a court of admiralty at the future site of Trinity, Newfoundland and Labrador.
A pioneering court of law was set up in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada in 1615 by Sir Richard Whitbourne, initially functioning as a naval tribunal at what would become Trinity, Newfoundland and Labrador.