Ghana · Courts
Court structure of Ghana
Every tier of the judiciary, what it hears, and where an appeal goes next.
The hierarchy, top to bottom
- Supreme — Supreme Court of Ghana
- Final appeal and exclusive constitutional interpretation.
- Appellate — Court of Appeal
- Appeals from the High Court and Regional Tribunals.
- First instance — High Court and Regional Tribunals
- High Court has supervisory jurisdiction over lower courts.
- Lower — Circuit and District Courts
- Most civil and criminal matters at first instance.
- Traditional — National and Regional Houses of Chiefs
- Determine chieftaincy causes and matters.
Every court in the hierarchy
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