Slovakia · Courts
Court structure of Slovakia
Every tier of the judiciary, what it hears, and where an appeal goes next.
The hierarchy, top to bottom
- Constitutional — Constitutional Court (Ústavný súd)
- Košice; thirteen judges, twelve-year terms.
- Supreme — Supreme Court (Najvyšší súd)
- Extraordinary appeal; sits in Bratislava.
- Appellate — Regional courts (krajské súdy)
- Appeals from the district courts.
- First instance — District courts (okresné súdy)
- Reorganised by the 2020 judicial-map reform.
- Specialised — Supreme Administrative Court and Specialised Criminal Court
- Administrative cassation since 2021; corruption and organised crime.
Every court in the hierarchy
- constitutionalKošiceConstitutional Court of the Slovak RepublicSlovakia — constitutional review and individual complaints
- supremeBratislavaSupreme Court of the Slovak RepublicSlovakia — civil, commercial and criminal extraordinary appeals
- specialisedPezinokSpecialised Criminal Court of SlovakiaSlovakia — corruption, organised crime and offences by senior officials
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