Hungary · Courts
Court structure of Hungary
Every tier of the judiciary, what it hears, and where an appeal goes next.
The hierarchy, top to bottom
- Constitutional — Constitutional Court (Alkotmánybíróság)
- Fifteen judges elected by Parliament for twelve years.
- Supreme — Curia of Hungary (Kúria)
- Apex ordinary court; issues binding uniformity decisions.
- Appellate — Regional courts of appeal (ítélőtáblák)
- Five appellate courts.
- First instance — Regional and district courts
- Regional courts also hear appeals from district courts.
- Specialised — Administrative and labour panels
- Separate administrative courts were legislated in 2018 but never brought into operation.
Every court in the hierarchy
- constitutionalBudapestConstitutional Court of HungaryHungary — constitutional review and constitutional complaints
- supremeBudapestCuria of HungaryHungary — review proceedings and binding uniformity decisions
- first-instanceBudapestBudapest-Capital Regional CourtBudapest — first instance in major cases and appeals from district courts
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