Four higher regional courts hear appeals from the regional courts in civil and criminal matters and handle judicial administration for their districts. They are the intermediate appellate tier below the Supreme Court.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- appellate
- Court type
- Courts of appeal in civil and criminal matters
- Jurisdiction
- Regional — four appellate districts (Vienna, Graz, Linz, Innsbruck)
- Seat
- Vienna, Graz, Linz and Innsbruck
- Composition
- Panels of professional judges.
- Languages
- German
Where an appeal goes next
Appeal on points of law to the Oberster Gerichtshof where admissible.
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