District Court (Ireland)

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The District Court (An Chúirt Dúiche in Irish) of Ireland consists of a President and fifty-four judges.

For the purposes of the administration of justice the country is divided into districts and at least one judge is assigned to each district. Cases heard in a district court include civil and criminal; family law and licensing applications are also heard in the court.

[edit] Jurisdiction

The civil jurisdiction is limited to a compensation claim not exceeding €6,350.

The criminal jurisdiction is mostly limited to summary offences - i.e. those in which a judge and jury is not required - as the court is juryless. The initial hearings of more serious offences maybe heard in the court prior to their referral to a higher court.

[edit] External link

• District Court - Courts Service of Ireland

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