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A bench trial has some distinctive characteristics, but it is basically the same as a Jury Trial without the jury. For example, the Rules Of Evidence and methods of Objection are the same in a bench trial as in a jury trial. Bench trials, however, are frequently more informal than jury trials and sometimes evidence is accepted ''de bene'', or provisionally, subject to the possiblity of being struck in the future.

With bench trials, the judge is the finder of law and the Finder Of Fact . These are usually faster than Jury Trials due to the fewer number of formalities required. For example, there is no Jury Selection phase, no need for sequestration and no need for Jury Instructions .

See Criminal Law , Civil Law