Paraguay · Courts
Court structure of Paraguay
Every tier of the judiciary, what it hears, and where an appeal goes next.
The hierarchy, top to bottom
- Supreme — Corte Suprema de Justicia
- Nine ministers in constitutional, civil and criminal chambers.
- Appellate — Tribunales de Apelación
- Organised by subject and judicial circumscription.
- First instance — Juzgados de primera instancia
- Civil, commercial, labour, criminal, childhood and adolescence.
- Local — Juzgados de Paz
- Minor claims; frequently conducted in Guaraní.
Every court in the hierarchy
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