The busiest of Guyana's magistrates' courts, exercising summary criminal jurisdiction, conducting preliminary inquiries in indictable matters, and hearing small civil claims and family maintenance applications. For most people it is the point of contact with the justice system.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- first instance
- Court type
- Summary court
- Jurisdiction
- Demerara-Mahaica judicial district
- Seat
- Georgetown
- Composition
- Chief Magistrate and magistrates sitting alone.
- Appointment
- Appointed by the Judicial Service Commission.
- Languages
- English
Where an appeal goes next
Appeal to the High Court, then the Court of Appeal.
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