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Estonia

Republic of Estonia

Civil lawUnitary parliamentary republicReviewed· 2026-08-02
Capital
Tallinn
Population
1,370,000
Languages
Estonian
Currency
EUR

Estonia · Courts

Court structure of Estonia

Every tier of the judiciary, what it hears, and where an appeal goes next.

The hierarchy, top to bottom

Supreme — Riigikohus
Supreme Court and constitutional-review body; Tartu.
Appellate — Circuit Courts (Ringkonnakohus)
Courts of appeal in Tallinn and Tartu.
First instance — County and Administrative Courts
General and administrative first-instance courts.

Every court in the hierarchy

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