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A court trial, or a�bench trial, refers to the type of trial that does not involve a jury but is conducted by the judge alone, in which the judge both decides the facts of the case and applies the law.

Compare: jury trial.

In the United States, trial by jury is a constitutional right under the Sixth Amendment. In the federal court system, if a defendant is entitled to a jury trial, the trial must be conducted by a jury unless (1) the defendant waives the jury trial in writing, (2) the government agrees, and (3) the court approves.�In each state, the circumstances in which court trials apply vary by�jurisdiction.