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🇸🇮 Slovenia · first-instance court

District and Local Courts

Okrožna in okrajna sodišča

Reviewed· 2026-08-02Various

Local courts hear smaller civil claims and minor offences, while district courts handle larger claims, commercial matters and serious crime, with higher courts on appeal.

How the court is constituted

Tier
first instance
Court type
General courts of first instance
Jurisdiction
National, split by value and gravity
Seat
Various
Composition
Professional judges, with lay judges in some criminal panels.
Languages
Slovenian

Where an appeal goes next

Appeal to a higher court, then revision to the Supreme Court.

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