Sierra Leone · Courts
Court structure of Sierra Leone
Every tier of the judiciary, what it hears, and where an appeal goes next.
The hierarchy, top to bottom
- Supreme — Supreme Court of Sierra Leone
- Final appeal and constitutional jurisdiction.
- Appellate — Court of Appeal
- Intermediate appellate court.
- First instance — High Court of Justice
- General civil and criminal jurisdiction.
- Lower — Magistrates' courts
- Summary criminal and small civil claims.
- Customary — Local courts
- Apply customary law under the Local Courts Act 2011.
Every court in the hierarchy
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