Georgia · Courts
Court structure of Georgia
Every tier of the judiciary, what it hears, and where an appeal goes next.
The hierarchy, top to bottom
- Constitutional — Constitutional Court of Georgia
- Nine members sitting in Batumi; direct individual access.
- Final appellate — Supreme Court of Georgia
- Cassation on points of law; also hears some first-instance matters.
- Appellate — Courts of Appeal of Tbilisi and Kutaisi
- Civil, criminal and administrative chambers.
- First instance — City and District Courts
- General jurisdiction including administrative cases.
- Jury — Jury trials
- Available for specified serious offences since 2010, unusually for the region.
Every court in the hierarchy
- constitutionalBatumiConstitutional Court of GeorgiaReview of the constitutionality of statutes and normative acts on constitutional claim by any person whose rights are affected, disputes over competence between state bodies, and constitutionality of referendums and elections.
- supremeTbilisiSupreme Court of GeorgiaCassation review in civil, administrative and criminal matters.
- appellateTbilisi, KutaisiCourts of Appeals of GeorgiaAppeals from the city and district courts in civil, administrative and criminal matters.
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