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🇱🇹 Lithuania · first-instance court

District Courts

Apylinkės teismai

Reviewed· 2026-08-02Various

The district courts hear most civil and criminal cases at first instance, with the regional courts acting as appellate courts and as first instance for the largest cases.

How the court is constituted

Tier
first instance
Court type
General courts of first instance
Jurisdiction
National
Seat
Various
Composition
Professional judges.
Languages
Lithuanian

Where an appeal goes next

Appeal to a regional court, then cassation to the Supreme Court.

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