Case Procedure

The court schedule

Capital cases

Cases of idolatry

Expert judges

Receiving testimony

Handling cases while intoxicated [see this file for links to rules for specific types of litigation]

One who finds a bill outlining a legal claim

Hearing/Completing a financial case at night: Rosh HaShanah 25b; Megillah 20b-21a

General Issues
Source for use of 3 judges on a standard court: Sanhedrin 3b-4b
What if 2 judges handled a case which needed 3: Sanhedrin 2b, 3a, 5b, 6a
What if 1 judges handled a case which needed 3: Sanhedrin 3a; 4b-5a

For Specific Types of Punishments
For capital cases: Sanhedrin 2a
For a case of flogging: Sanhedrin 2a

In Cases of National Interest
To send the nation out to a war which is not for a Mitzvah: Sanhedrin 2a
To add to Jerusalem: Sanhedrin 2a
To add to the Temple: Sanhedrin 2a
For a case involving the Head Kohen: Sanhedrin 2a
To establish a new 23-judge court: Sanhedrin 2a
For the Eglah Arufah [calf brought after a murdered person is found outside a town]: Yevamot 101b; Sanhedrin 3b
For leaning on the bull brought for communal error: Sanhedrin 2a; 3b; 13b
For an idolatrous town: Sanhedrin 2a

In Cases of Injury
For cases of rape and seduction: Sanhedrin 2a
For a case of a murderous animal: Sanhedrin 2a
Whether a court is necessary, and how many judges would be needed, to put down a dangerous creature: Sanhedrin 2a

In Financial Disputes
3 judges for a financial case: Rosh haShanah 25b, Sanhedrin 2a, 3a-b, 5b, 6a-b
2 judges for a financial case: Ketuvot 22a, Bava Metzia 32a
1 judge for a financial case: Rosh haShanah 25b
In validating a bill: Ketuvot 21b
In debt cases: Sanhedrin 2b

For Religious Functions and Punishment of Sins
To declare the new month: Rosh HaShanah 25b [2x], Ketuvot 21b, Sanhedrin 2a
To decide whether to add an extra month to the year: Sanhedrin 2a
For a case of bestiality: Sanhedrin 2a
For a case of an idolatrous tribe: Sanhedrin 2a
For a case of a false prophet: Sanhedrin 2a
For a case of a husband who [fraudulently] claims his wife was fraudulently termed a virgin: Sanhedrin 2a
For certifying judges: Sanhedrin 2a; 3b; 13b
For the Chalitzah-Rite ending the bond of levirate marriage: Yevamot 107b, Sanhedrin 2a
For a minor's refusal of marriage: Yevamot 101b, 107b; Sanhedrin 2a
To evaluate the value of produce grown from a plant in its fourth year, for redemption: Sanhedrin 2a
To evaluate the value of the secondary tithe, for redemption: Sanhedrin 2a
To evaluate the value of sanctified items, for redemption: Sanhedrin 2a

Whether a court will convene only for a case involving a perutah's worth, or even less: Bava Metzia 55a-b

In general: Sanhedrin 2b; 3b
In Figuring the Number of Judges for Chalitzah-Rite Ending Bond for Levirate Marriage: Yevamot 101a

What to do where one finds a bill choosing Judges for a case
Whether a Kohen is required for a court evaluating sanctified properties for redemption: Sanhedrin 2a

Legal status of the judges outside of the courtroom: Rosh HaShanah 30a

What if there is a 2-0 decision, with one abstention: Sanhedrin 5b
What happens if a party flees following the verdict, and then returns to a court: Makkot 7a [2x]
A party who fled following a verdict outside Israel, to Israel: Makkot 7a


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