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🇭🇹 Haiti · appellate court

Cours d'appel

Reviewed· 2026-08-03Port-au-Prince

Regional appellate courts seated in the principal cities of the judicial districts, including Port-au-Prince, Cap-Haïtien, Gonaïves, Les Cayes and Hinche. They rehear both fact and law.

How the court is constituted

Tier
appellate
Court type
Appellate courts
Jurisdiction
Appeals from the tribunaux de première instance in civil, commercial and criminal matters.
Seat
Port-au-Prince
Composition
Panels of appellate judges.
Languages
French, Haitian Creole

Where an appeal goes next

Pourvoi en cassation to the Cour de cassation.

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