The trials concerned with a samurai himself, his wife or his legitimate heir took place in Hyojosho (conference chamber), and the other trials in a bugyo-sho (bugyo office), and the Ometsuke officer declared at the start of a trial that the it was to be conducted under the instructions of Roju.
武士本人やその妻、嫡子の裁判は評定所で、それ以外は奉行所にて行われ、冒頭に大目付が老中の指図を受けて裁判を行うことを宣した。