In the reign of King Chulalongkorn, King Rama the Fifth, the King reformed Thai Judicial System to be on a level with civilized countries. On April 21, 1882 , on the occasion of Bangkok centennial celebration, the King placed a foundation stone for the Court of Justice building which was completely constructed later. The Civil Court has come into existence as the first Court of Justice of Thailand ever since. In 1891, The King had a royal command to establish Ministry of Justice, have Central Civil Court and Kasem Civil Court to be under the command of Ministry of Justice and subsequently have Central Civil Court and Kasem Civil Court combined to be the Court of Justice. On April 10, 1897, Sulpakon Civil Court was combined with the Civil Court. Since then, the Civil Court had become the only court having jurisdiction throughout Bangkok for 84 years.
In 1959 as the Court of Justice building was damaged and lawsuits constantly increased, the building was demolished. Therefore, the new Court of Justice building was built. On July 27, 1960, Field Marsha l Sarit Thanarat placed a foundation stone for the new building. It was completely constructed 3 years later. On May 15, 1963, there was a royal opening ceremony of the new Court of Justice building presided over by King Bhumibol Adulyadej, King Rama the Ninth. In addition, many courts were established, i.e. Thonburi Civil Court in 1981, Central Taxation Court in 1986, Southern Bangkok Civil Court in 1993. |
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