Czechia · Courts
Court structure of Czechia
Every tier of the judiciary, what it hears, and where an appeal goes next.
The hierarchy, top to bottom
- Constitutional — Constitutional Court (Ústavní soud)
- Brno; fifteen judges, ten-year terms.
- Supreme — Supreme Court (Nejvyšší soud)
- Extraordinary appeal in civil and criminal matters.
- Appellate — High courts in Prague and Olomouc
- Appeals from regional courts at first instance.
- First instance — Regional and district courts
- Commercial and company matters start at regional level.
- Specialised — Supreme Administrative Court
- Cassation in administrative and electoral matters.
Every court in the hierarchy
- constitutionalBrnoConstitutional Court of the Czech RepublicCzechia — constitutional review and individual complaints
- supremeBrnoSupreme Court of the Czech RepublicCzechia — civil and criminal extraordinary appeals
- specialisedBrnoSupreme Administrative Court of the Czech RepublicCzechia — administrative cassation, electoral and party matters
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