Ecuador · Courts
Court structure of Ecuador
Every tier of the judiciary, what it hears, and where an appeal goes next.
The hierarchy, top to bottom
- Constitutional — Corte Constitucional del Ecuador
- Nine judges; nine-year terms with partial renewal.
- Supreme — Corte Nacional de Justicia
- Cassation; specialised chambers.
- Appellate — Cortes Provinciales de Justicia
- One per province.
- First instance — Tribunales and juzgados
- Includes justices of the peace and indigenous jurisdiction alongside ordinary courts.
Every court in the hierarchy
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