Bulgaria · Courts
Court structure of Bulgaria
Every tier of the judiciary, what it hears, and where an appeal goes next.
The hierarchy, top to bottom
- Constitutional — Constitutional Court (Конституционен съд)
- Twelve judges; nine-year terms, thirds appointed by Parliament, President and the supreme courts.
- Supreme — Supreme Court of Cassation
- Apex civil and criminal court.
- Appellate — Courts of appeal
- Including a specialised appellate criminal court.
- First instance — District and regional courts
- District courts hear the bulk of first-instance work.
- Specialised — Supreme Administrative Court
- Heads a separate administrative branch with its own hierarchy.
Every court in the hierarchy
- constitutionalSofiaConstitutional Court of BulgariaBulgaria — constitutional review on institutional referral
- supremeSofiaSupreme Court of Cassation of BulgariaBulgaria — civil, commercial and criminal cassation
- specialisedSofiaSupreme Administrative Court of BulgariaBulgaria — legality of administrative acts and secondary legislation
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