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🇧🇿 Belize · first-instance court

Magistrate's Courts of Belize

Reviewed· 2026-08-02All six districts

Handle summary criminal offences, preliminary inquiries, and civil claims within a statutory monetary limit. A separate Family Court deals with maintenance, custody and domestic-violence applications.

How the court is constituted

Tier
first instance
Court type
Summary court
Jurisdiction
District
Seat
All six districts
Languages
English

Where an appeal goes next

Appeal to the High Court, and in defined cases to the Court of Appeal.

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