Cuba · Courts
Court structure of Cuba
Every tier of the judiciary, what it hears, and where an appeal goes next.
The hierarchy, top to bottom
- Supreme — Tribunal Supremo Popular
- Elected by the National Assembly; sits in specialised chambers.
- Provincial — Tribunales Provinciales Populares
- Appellate and serious first-instance jurisdiction.
- Municipal — Tribunales Municipales Populares
- Most first-instance civil, family and criminal matters.
- Specialised — Tribunales Militares
- Military jurisdiction.
Every court in the hierarchy
- supremeLa HabanaTribunal Supremo PopularFinal review in criminal, civil, administrative, labour, family, economic and military matters, and issuance of binding instructions on the uniform application of law.
- appellateLa HabanaTribunales Provinciales PopularesAppeals from municipal courts and first-instance trial of serious crimes and substantial civil, economic and administrative claims.
- first-instanceLa HabanaTribunales Municipales PopularesMost first-instance criminal, civil, family, labour and housing matters, including the new family jurisdiction under the 2022 Family Code.
- specialisedLa HabanaTribunales MilitaresOffences committed by military personnel, and certain offences against state security.
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