Regional appellate courts organised by judicial department, with separate chambers for civil and commercial, criminal, labour and children's matters. They conduct a full review of fact and law, unlike the Supreme Court's cassation function.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- appellate
- Court type
- Appellate courts
- Jurisdiction
- Appeals from courts of first instance in civil, commercial, criminal, labour and juvenile matters.
- Seat
- Santo Domingo
- Composition
- Panels of judges sitting in specialised chambers.
- Appointment
- Appointed and promoted by the Consejo del Poder Judicial under the judicial career framework.
- Languages
- Spanish
Where an appeal goes next
Cassation to the Suprema Corte de Justicia.
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