Guyana · Courts
Court structure of Guyana
Every tier of the judiciary, what it hears, and where an appeal goes next.
The hierarchy, top to bottom
- International — Caribbean Court of Justice
- Final appellate court since 2005, sitting in Port of Spain.
- Appellate — Court of Appeal of Guyana
- Headed by the Chancellor of the Judiciary.
- Supreme — High Court (Supreme Court of Judicature)
- Unlimited original jurisdiction, including constitutional redress.
- First instance — Magistrates' Courts
- Summary criminal and small civil claims across the ten regions.
Every court in the hierarchy
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