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

Now on the morow, when Moses sate to iudge the people, the people stoode about Moses from morning vnto euen.

And when Moses father in law saw all that he did to the people, he sayde, What is this that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thy selfe alone, and all the people stande about thee from morning vnto euen?

And Moses sayd vnto his father in law, Because the people come vnto me to seeke God.

When they haue a matter, they come vnto me, and I iudge betweene one and another, and declare the ordinances of God, and his lawes.

But Moses father in law said vnto him, The thing which thou doest, is not well.

Thou both weariest thy selfe greatly, and this people that is with thee: for the thing is too heauie for thee: thou art not able to doe it thy selfe alone.

Heare nowe my voyce, (I will giue thee counsell, and God shalbe with thee) be thou for the people to Godwarde, and report thou the causes vnto God,

And admonish them of the ordinances, and of the lawes, and shew them the way, wherein they must walke, and the worke that they must do.