Bible Verses About Courts of Justice: Held first by Moses alone in the wilderness

The following day Moshe sat to settle disputes for the people, while the people stood around Moshe from morning till evening.

When Moshe's father-in-law saw all that he was doing to the people, he said, "What is this that you are doing to the people? Why do you sit there alone, with all the people standing around you from morning till evening?"

Moshe answered his father-in-law, "It's because the people come to me seeking God's guidance.

Whenever they have a dispute, it comes to me; I judge between one person and another, and I explain to them God's laws and teachings."

Moshe's father-in-law said to him, "What you are doing isn't good.

You will certainly wear yourself out - and not only yourself, but these people here with you as well. It's too much for you - you can't do it alone, by yourself.

So listen now to what I have to say. I will give you some advice, and God will be with you. You should represent the people before God, and you should bring their cases to God.

You should also teach them the laws and the teachings, and show them how to live their lives and what work they should do.