Uruguay · Courts
Court structure of Uruguay
Every tier of the judiciary, what it hears, and where an appeal goes next.
The hierarchy, top to bottom
- Supreme — Suprema Corte de Justicia
- Five ministers; exclusive constitutional jurisdiction and cassation.
- Appellate — Tribunales de Apelaciones
- Civil, labour, family and criminal chambers.
- First instance — Juzgados Letrados
- Specialised by subject in Montevideo, general in the interior.
- Specialised — Tribunal de lo Contencioso Administrativo
- Separate court annulling administrative acts, outside the ordinary judiciary.
Every court in the hierarchy
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