Frequently Asked Questions

What are the standardised names and abbreviations of courts?

Courts in different countries often have the same names, so JustCite uses standardised names to avoid confusion, and to enable searching for names in the Court field. To find the name that is used in JustCite for a particular court, please select one of the following items and consult the tables.

• United Kingdom courts
  • Scottish courts
  • Northern Ireland courts
  • Channel Islands courts
• Irish courts
• European Union national courts
• Commonwealth national courts
• Non-Commonwealth national courts
• International courts
• Miscellaneous courts

Courts in the United Kingdom

UK – Supreme Court, House of Lords and Privy Council

JustCite name
Supreme Court *
Supreme Court (E)
Supreme Court (NI)
Supreme Court (Sc)
HL*
HL(E)
HL(NI)
HL(Sc)
PC

* The original region is specified where possible.

UK – Court of Appeal

JustCite name
CA*
CA (Civ)
CA (Crim)

* Criminal or Civil Division is specified where possible.

UK – High Court – Queen’s Bench Division

JustCite name
QBD
QBD (Admin)
QBD (Admin) (Div)
QBD (Admiralty)
QBD (Comm)
QBD (Merc)
QBD (TCC)

UK – High Court – Chancery Division

JustCite name
ChD
ChD (Companies Court)
ChD (Patents Court)

UK – High Court – Family Division

JustCite name
Fam

UK – Crown Court

JustCite name
Central Criminal Court*
Crown Court

* CCC (Ireland) is used for the Irish Court of same name.

UK – Subordinate and other courts

JustCite name
County Court*
(Location) County Court
Court of Admiralty of the Cinque Ports
Court of Protection
District Registry*
District Registry (Location)
High Court of Chivalry
Liverpool Court of Passage
Magistrates' Court
Mayor's and City of London Court
Patents County Court
Recorder Court
Restrictive Practices Court
Truro County Court
Valuation Court

* Location is specified where possible.

UK – Tribunals and Offices

JustCite name
Accident Compensation Appeal Authority
Aldershot Court-Martial Centre
Arbitration
Asylum and Immigration Tribunal
Canterbury Appeal Tribunal
Care Standards Tribunal
Central Office
Certification Office
CICA
CICB
Competition Commission Appeal Tribunal
Courts-Martial Appeal Court
EAT
Employment Tribunal
Election Petitions Court
First-tier Tribunal
Gray's Inn Visitors
IAT
Immigration adjudicator
Industrial Tribunal
Information Tribunal
Inner Temple Visitors
Inns of Court Visitors
IPO
Judges as Visitors
Lincoln's Inn Visitors
Leasehold Valuation Tribunal
Land Registry
Lands Tribunal
Naval Prize Tribunal
Official Solicitor
Patent Office*
Railway and Canal Commission
Rent Assessment Committee
SIAC
Special Commissioners
SS Commissioners
Supreme Court Costs Office
Supreme Court Taxing Office
VAT & Duties Tribunal
Trade Marks Registry
Transport Arbitration Tribunal
UK Intellectual Property Office
Upper Tribunal
VAT Tribunal

* Patents Office (Ireland) is used for the Irish office.

UK – Ecclesiastical courts

JustCite name
Arches Court
Chancery Court
Commissary Court of Canterbury
Consistory Court*
Consistory Court of [Location]
Court of Ecclesiastical Causes Reserved
Court of Faculties
Palatine of Lancaster Court

* Location is specified where possible.

UK – Historic courts

JustCite name	Active period
Assizes	( –1971)
CA in Chancery
CCA*	(1907–1966)
CCA (NI)	(1907–1966)
Common Pleas Division	(1873–1880) Not to be confused with the earlier Court of Common Pleas
Court for Crown Cases Reserved	(1848–1907)
Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes	(1857–1873) Preferred over Courts of Probate and Divorce
Court of Common Pleas	( –1873)
Court of Exchequer Chamber	( –1873)
Court of Probate	(1857–1873) Preferred over Courts of Probate and Divorce
Courts of Probate and Divorce	(1857–1873)
Equity	( –1873)
Exchequer	( –1873)
Exchequer Division	(1873–1880)
High Court of Admiralty	( –1887) Not to be confused with modern QBD (Admiralty)
High Court of Chancery	( –1873) Not to be confused with modern ChD
KBD
KBD (NI)
National Industrial Relations Court	(1971–1974)
Official Referees' Court	( –1998)
Prerogative Court	( –1857)
Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division	(1887–1970) Not to be confused with the earlier Court of Probate (1857–1873)
QB	( –1873) Not to be confused with modern QBD
Rolls Court
St. Paul's Court
Vice-Chancellor's Court

* CCA (Ireland) is used for the Irish court.

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Scotland – Court of Session

JustCite name
Court of Session*
Court of Session (Inner House)
Court of Session (1st Div)
Court of Session (2nd Div)
Court of Session (Extra Div)
Court of Session (Outer House)

* House/Division is specified where possible.

Scotland – Criminal Courts

JustCite name
High Court of Justiciary

Scotland – Sheriff Courts

JustCite name
Sheriff Court*
Sheriff Court (Location)
Sheriff Principal

* Location is specified where possible.

Scotland – Subordinate/Other Courts

JustCite name
Lands Valuation Appeal Court
Scottish Land Court
Registration Appeal Court (Scotland)
Teind Court (Scotland)

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Northern Ireland

JustCite name
CA (NI)
ChD (NI)
High Court (NI)*
QBD (NI)
Fam (NI)

* A more specific name is used where possible.

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Channel Island courts

JustCite name
CA (Jersey)
Royal Court (Guernsey)
Royal Court (Jersey)

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Courts in Ireland

Republic of Ireland

JustCite name
Appeal Tribunal (Ireland)
CA (Ireland)*
CCA (Ireland)*
CCC (Ireland)
EAT (Ireland)
High Court (Ireland)*
Land Commission (Ireland)
Patents Office (Ireland)*
Special Criminal Court (Ireland)
Supreme Court (Ireland)*

* “(Ireland)” is used to distinguish from UK and other courts.

Irish Free State (1922–1937)

JustCite name
CA (Irish Free State)
CCA (Irish Free State)
ChD (Irish Free State)
KBD (Irish Free State)
Land Commission (Irish Free State)

Pre-1922

JustCite name
CA (SI)
Court of Admiralty (Ireland)
Court of Bankruptcy and Insolvency (Ireland)
Court of Common Pleas (Ireland)
High Court of Appeal (Ireland)

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National courts in the European Union

Austria

JustCite name	Native name
Administrative Court (Austria)	Verwaltungsgerichtshof
Constitutional Court (Austria)
Court of Appeal of Vienna
Federal Constituional Court (Austria)
Supreme Court (Austria)	Oberste Gerichtshof

Belgium

JustCite name	Native name
Civil Court of Brussels
Civil Tribunal of Huy
Civil Tribunal of Antwerp
Commercial Tribunal of Antwerp
Conseil d'Etat (Belgium)
Conseil d'Etat (Brussels)
Council of War (Court-Martial) of Brabant (Belgium)
Court of Appeal of Brussels
Court of Appeal of Liège
Court of Cassation (Belgium)
Court of First Instance of Brussels	Tribunal de Premiere Instance de Bruxelles
Court of First Instance of Mons
Labour Court of Brussels
Leige Commercial Court (Belgium)
Police Court of Antwerp (Belgium)
Superior Provincial Court of Linz

Bulgaria

JustCite name	Native name
Supreme Administrative Court (Bulgaria)	(Върховен Административен Съд)

Czech Republic

JustCite name	Native name
Constitutional Court (Czech Republic)	Ustavni soud
Regional Court of Brno (Czech Republic)	Krajský soud v Brně
Supreme Administrative Court (Czech Republic)	Nejvyšší správní soud
Supreme Court (Czech Republic)	Nejvyšší soud České republiky

Denmark

JustCite name	Native name
City Court of Copenhagen
Court of Frederiksberg (Denmark)
Eastern Provincial Court (Denmark)
Maritime and Commercial Court (Denmark)
Supreme Court (Denmark)	Højesteret

Estonia

JustCite name	Native name
Supreme Court (Estonia)	Eesti Vabariigi Riigikohus

Finland

JustCite name	Native name
Supreme Court (Finland)	Korkein oikeus

France

JustCite name
Administrative Tribunal of Paris (France)
Bobigny District Court (France)
CA (Paris)
Conseil d'Etat (France)
Conseil des Prises (France)
Constitutional Council (France)
Cour de Cassation (France)
Court of Appeal (Colmar)
Court of Appeal (Poitiers)
Court of Appeal of Aix-en-Provence
Court of Appeal of Douai (France)
Court of Appeal of Lyons (France)
Court of Appeal of Nancy (France)
Court of Appeal of Orleans (France)
Court of Appeal of Rouen (France)
Court of First Instance of Aix-en-Provence
Court of First Instance of Ajaccio
Court of First Instance of Metz
Court of First Instance of Perpignan
Court of Paris
Fourth Council of War of Paris
Tribunal Civil de la Seine
Tribunal de Commerce (France)
Tribunal de Commerce de la Seine
Tribunal de Grande Instance (Paris)
Tribunal Supérieur of Colmar (France)

Germany

JustCite name	Native name
Administrative Court of Appeal of the Land of North Rhine–Westphalia
Administrative Court of Hanover
County Court of Bonn
Court of Appeal of Berlin
Court of Appeal of Bremen
Court of Appeal of Cologne
Court of Appeal of Munich
Court of Appeal of Schleswig (Germany)
District Court of Frankfurt
District Court of Hamburg
District Court of Tubingen (Germany)
Federal Administrative Court (Germany)	Bundesverwaltungsgericht
Federal Cartel Office (Germany)
Federal Constitutional Court (Germany)	Bundesverfassungsgericht
Federal Finance Court (Germany)	Bundesfinanzhof
Federal Fiscal Court (Germany)
Federal Fiscal Court of Schleswig-Holstein
Federal Labour Court (Germany)	Bundesarbeitsgericht
Federal Patent Court (Germany)	Bundespatentgericht
Federal Social Court (Germany)
Federal Supreme Court (Germany)	Bundesgerichtshof
Provincial Court of Frankfurt
Provisional court of Braunschweig
Superior Provincial Court of Celle
Superior Provincial Court of Düsseldorf
Supreme Administrative Court of Kassel
Supreme Provincial Court of Bavaria
Supreme Restitution Court (Germany)
Supreme Restitution Court for Berlin

Greece

JustCite name
Administrative Trade Mark Committee (Greece)
Athens Administrative Three-Member Appeals Court (Greece)
Council of State (Greece)
Court of Appeal of Salonica
Court of Cassation (Greece)
Court of First Instance of Athens
Court of First Instance of Corfu
Court of First Instance of Rhodope
Court of Rhodes
Special Supreme Court (Greece)
Supreme Court (Greece)

Hungary

JustCite name	Native name
Metropolitan Court (Hungary)	Fővárosi Bíróság
Metropolitan Regional Court of Appeal (Hungary)	Fővárosi Ítélőtábla
Supreme Court (Hungary)	Legfelsőbb Bíróság

Italy

JustCite name
Arbitral Commission at Rome for Leases of Business Premises
Consiglio di Stato (Italy)
Corte di Cassazione (Italy)
Court of Appeal of Aquila
Court of Appeal of Florence
Court of Appeal of Genoa
Court of Appeal of Milan
Court of Appeal of Rome
Court of Appeal of Turin
Court of Cassation of Rome
Court of First Instance of Brescia
Court of First Instance of Cuneo
Court of First Instance of Florence
Court of First Instance of Genoa
Court of First Instance of Milan
Court of First Instance of Naples
Court of First Instance of Pesaro
Court of First Instance of Rome
Court of First Instance of Savona
Court of First Instance of Turin
Court of First Instance of Venice
Court of Venice (Italy)
Examining Magistrate (Italy)
Prefecture of Rome
Supreme Court (Italy)
Tribunal of Bari (Labour)
Tribunal of Naples
Tribunal of Rome
Tribunal of Venice

Latvia

JustCite name	Native name
Senate (Latvia)
Supreme Court (Latvia)	Latvijas Republikas Augstākā tiesa

Lithuania

JustCite name	Native name
Supreme Administrative Court (Lithuania)	Lietuvos Vyriausiasis Administracinis Teismas
Supreme Court (Lithuania)	Lietuvos Aukščiausiasis Teismas

Luxembourg

JustCite name
Chambre du Conseil (Luxembourg)
Commercial Tribunal (Luxembourg)
High Court of Justice (Luxembourg)
Supreme Court (Luxembourg)

Netherlands

JustCite name	Native name
Cantonal Court of The Hague
Central Appeals Tribunal (Netherlands)	Centrale Raad van Beroep
Central Court of Appeal in Administrative Law Cases (Holland)
Council of State (Netherlands)	Raad van State
Court of Appeal (the Hague)
Court of Appeal of Amsterdam
Court of Appeal of Arnhem
Court of Appeal of Leeuwarden
Court of Appeal of 's-Hertogenbosch
Court of First Instance of Curaçao
Court of Justice (Amsterdam)	Gerechtshof Amsterdam
Court of Justice (Leeuwarden)	Gerechtshof Leeuwarden
District Court (Dordrecht)
District Court (Groningen)
District Court (Rotterdam)	Rechtbank Rotterdam
District Court (the Hague)
District Court of Breda
District Court of Maastricht
District Court of Utrecht
District Court of Zwolle
High Council (Netherlands)	Hoge Raad
High Military Court (the Netherlands)
Judicial Division of the Council for the Restoration of Legal Rights (Holland)
Royal Decree (Administrative Decision of the Crown) (the Netherlands)
Trade and Industry Appeals Tribunal (Netherlands)	College van Beroep voor het Bedrijfsleven
Supreme Court (the Netherlands)

Norway

JustCite name	Native name
Oslo City Court
Supreme Court (Norway)	Høyesterett

Poland

JustCite name	Native name
Constitutional Tribunal (Poland)	Trybunał Konstytucyjny
Court of Cassation (Poland)
District Court of Cracow
Regional Administrative Court (Poland)	Wojewódzki Sąd Administracyjny
Supreme Administrative Court (Poland)	Naczelny Sąd Administracyjny
Supreme Court (Poland)	Sąd Najwyższy

Portugal

JustCite name	Native name
Supreme Administrative Court (Portugal)	Supremo Tribunal Administrativo
Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal)	Supremo Tribunal de Justiça

Romania

JustCite name
High Court of Cassation and Justice (Romania)

Spain

JustCite name	Native name
Consejo de Estado (Spain)
National Court (Spain)
Provincial Court (Madrid)	Audiencia Provincial de Madrid
Provincial Court of Cadiz (Spain)
Supreme Court (Spain)	Tribunal Supremo

Sweden

JustCite name	Native name
Göta Court of Appeal (Sweden)
Labour Court (Sweden)	Arbetsdomstolen
Supreme Administrative Court (Sweden)
Supreme Court (Sweden)	Högsta domstolen
Market Court (Sweden)	Marknadsdomstolen

Turkey

JustCite name	Native name
Constitutional Court (Turkey)
Council of State (Turkey)

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National courts in Commonwealth countries

Aden

JustCite name
Supreme Court (Aden)

Australia – Federal courts

JustCite name
Family Court (Australia)
Federal Court (Australia)
High Court (Australia)

Australia – State and Territory courts

JustCite name
CA (New South Wales)
CA (Northern Territory)
CA (Victoria)
CA (Queensland)
CA (Western Australia)
County Court of Victoria
District Court of New South Wales
District Court of Queensland
District Court of Western Australia
Refugee Review Tribunal (Australia)
Supreme Court of New South Wales
Supreme Court of Queensland
Supreme Court of South Australia
Supreme Court of Victoria
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
Supreme Court of Western Australia

Bangladesh

JustCite name
High Court (Dacca)

Bermuda

JustCite name
Court of Appeal (Bermuda)

Botswana

JustCite name
CA (Botswana)

Burma

JustCite name
Chief Court (Burma)
High Court (Burma)
Supreme Court (Burma)

Canada

JustCite name
Assessment Commission (Canada)
Board of Railway Commissioners (Canada)
Circuit Court (Canada)
Citizenship Appeal Court (Canada)
Commission of Inquiry (Canada)
Commissioner of Patents (Canada)
County Court (Canada)
Court Martial Appeal Court (Canada)
Court of Review (Canada)
Court of Sessions (Canada)
Determination under Female Employees Equal Pay Act (Canada)
District Court (Canada)
Divisional Court (Canada)
Employment Standards Determination (Canada)
Extradition Commissioner's Court (Canada)
Family Court (Canada)
General Sessions of the Peace (Canada)
High Court (Alberta)
High Court (Alberta)
High Court (British Columbia)
High Court (Manitoba)
High Court (New Brunswick)
High Court (Newfoundland)
High Court (Nova Scotia)
High Court (Quebec)
High Court (Saskatchewan)
High Court (Toronto)
Juvenile Court (Canada)
Labour Relations Board (Canada)
Law Society (Canada)
Magistrate's Court (Canada)
Police Court (Canada)
Probate Court (Canada)
Provincial Court (Canada)
Public Service Staff Relations Board (Canada)
Railway Board of Canada
State High Court (Canada)
Supreme Court (Canada)
Surrogate Court (Canada)
Yukon Territory Court

Canada – Federal Courts

JustCite name
Federal Court (Canada)
Tax Court of Canada
Federal Court of Appeal (Canada)

Canada – Appellate Courts

JustCite name
CA (Alberta)
CA (British Columbia)
CA (Canada)
CA (Manitoba)
CA (New Brunswick)
CA (Ontario)
CA (Quebec)
CA (Saskatchewan)

Canada – Territorial/Provincial courts

JustCite name
County Court (Ontario)
District Court of Alberta (Canada)
Exchequer Court (Canada)
Exchequer Court (Quebec)
High Court (Ontario)
KB (Quebec)
Ontario Court of Justice (General Division)*
QB (New Brunswick)
Queen's Bench Division of Manitoba
Superior Court (Quebec)
Superior Court of Justice (Ontario)
Superior Court of Montreal
Supreme Court of Alberta
Supreme Court of British Columbia
Supreme Court of New Brunswick
Supreme Court of Newfoundland
Supreme Court of Nova Scotia
Supreme Court of Ontario
Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island
Supreme Court of Quebec
Supreme Court of Saskatchewan

* Superseded by Superior Court of Justice (Ontario).

Cayman Islands

JustCite name
Grand Court (Cayman Islands)

Cook Islands

JustCite name
High Court (Cook Islands)

Gambia

JustCite name
High Court (Protectorate of Gambia)

Ghana

JustCite name
Court of Appeal (Ghana)
Divisional Court (Ghana)
High Court (Ghana)

Gibraltar

JustCite name
CA (Gibraltar)

India

JustCite name
Calcutta Appellate Court
High Court (Allahabad)
High Court (Bombay)
High Court (Delhi)
High Court (Kerala)
High Court (Karnataka)
High Court (Madhya Pradesh)
High Court (Orissa)
High Court (Punjab)
High Court (Rajasthan)
High Court of Andhra Pradesh
High Court of Calcutta
High Court of Madhya Bharat
Supreme Court (India)

Kenya

JustCite name
CA (Kenya)
Court of Appeal for East Africa
High Court (Kenya)

Lesotho

JustCite name
CA (Lesotho)
High Court (Lesotho)

Malawi

JustCite name
High Court (Malawi)
Supreme Court of Appeal (Malawi)

Malaysia

JustCite name
Criminal Revisions Court (Federation of Malaya)
Federal Court (Malaysia)
Melaka High Court (Malaysia)
Supreme Court (Malaysia)

Mauritius

JustCite name
Appellate Court (Mauritius)
Supreme Court (Mauritius)

Namibia

JustCite name
Supreme Court (Namibia)

New Zealand

JustCite name
CA (New Zealand)
High Court (New Zealand)
Supreme Court (New Zealand)

Nigeria

JustCite name
CA (Nigeria)
High Court (Nigeria)
Supreme Court (Nigeria)

Pakistan

JustCite name
High Court (Pakistan)
High Court (West Pakistan)
Karachi Court of Appeal
Supreme Court (Pakistan)

Papua New Guinea

JustCite name
Supreme Court (Papua New Guinea)

Pitcairn Island

JustCite name
Court of Appeal (Pitcairn Island)

Rhodesia

JustCite name
High Court (Rhodesia)

Sierra Leone

JustCite name
CA (Sierra Leone)
Special Court for Sierra Leone

Singapore

JustCite name
CA (Singapore)
Federal Court (Singapore)
High Court (Singapore)
Supreme Court (Singapore)

South Africa

JustCite name
Constitutional Court (South Africa)
Local Division Court (South Africa)
High Court (South Africa)
Supreme Court (South Africa)
Vice-Admiralty Court (Cape Town)

Sri Lanka

JustCite name
CA (Sri Lanka)

Tanzania

JustCite name
CA (Tanzania)
High Court (Tanganyika)
High Court (Tanzania)

Trinidad and Tobago

JustCite name
High Court (Trinidad and Tobago)

Uganda

JustCite name
High Court (Uganda)

Zambia

JustCite name
High Court (Zambia)
Supreme Court (Zambia)

Zimbabwe

JustCite name
Supreme Court (Zimbabwe)

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National courts in other countries

Algeria

JustCite name
Court of Annaba (Algeria)

Argentina

JustCite name
Cámara de Apelaciones del Tribunal Municipal de Faltas (Argentina)
Cámara Nacional de Apelaciones de Resistencia (Argentina)
Cámara Nacional de Apelaciones del Trabajo de la Capital Federal (Argentina)
Cámara Nacional Especial (Argentina)
Court of Appeals (Argentina)
Criminal Court of First Instance of the Federal Capital (Argentina)
Federal District Court (Argentina)
Supreme Court (Argentina)

Belize

JustCite name
Belize, Supreme Court

Borneo

JustCite name
High Court (Borneo)

Brazil

JustCite name
Supreme Court (Brazil)
Supreme Federal Tribunal (Brazil)
Supreme Military Tribunal (Brazil)
Fourth Criminal Court of Rio de Janeiro

Chile

JustCite name
Court of Appeal of Chillán (Chile)
Supreme Court (Chile)

Colombia

JustCite name
Supreme Court of Justice (Colombia)

Costa Rica

JustCite name
Court of Cassation (Costa Rica)

Ecuador

JustCite name
Supreme Court of Justice (Ecuador)

Egypt

JustCite name
Alexandria Conseil des Prises (Egypt)
Conseil d'État (Egypt)
Court of Cassation (Egypt)
Italian Consular Court of Cairo
Mixed Commercial Tribunal of Cairo (Egypt)
Mixed Court of Appeal (Egypt)
Mixed Summary Tribunal of Cairo (Egypt)

Ethiopia

JustCite name
Court of First Instance of Addis Ababa

Gabon

JustCite name
Court of Cassation (Gabon)
Supreme Court (Republic of Gabon)

Guatemala

JustCite name
Supreme Court of Justice (Guatemala)

Honduras

JustCite name
Supreme Court (Honduras)

Hong Kong

JustCite name
CA (Hong Kong)
CFA (Hong Kong)
High Court (Hong Kong)
Supreme Court (Hong Kong)*

* Renamed High Court in 1997

Iceland

JustCite name
Supreme Court (Iceland)

Iran

JustCite name
Court of First Instance of Teheran

Israel

JustCite name
District Court of Tel Aviv
Military Court (Israel)
Supreme Court (Israel)

Japan

JustCite name
District Court of Maebashi
District Court of Nagasaki
District Court of Sapporo
District Court of Tokyo
High Court of Tokyo
Prize Court Review Commission (Japan)
Supreme Court (Japan)
Supreme Court of Cassation (Japan)

Jordan

JustCite name
Supreme Court of Cassation (Jordan)

Mexico

JustCite name
Supreme Court (Mexico)

Morocco

JustCite name
Court of Appeal of Rabat
Court of First Instance of Rabat (Morocco)

Nicaragua

JustCite name
Supreme Court (Nicaragua)

Panama

JustCite name
Supreme Court (Panama)

Peru

JustCite name
Supreme Court (Peru)

Philippines

JustCite name
Court of First Instance of Manila
Philippines, Court of Appeals
Supreme Court (Philippines)

Russia

JustCite name
Supreme Court (Russian Federation)

Senegal

JustCite name
Court of Cassation (Senegal)

Serbia

JustCite name
District Court of Belgrade
Supreme Court (Serbia)

Seychelles

JustCite name
Supreme Court (Seychelles)

Solomon Islands

JustCite name
High Court (Solomon Islands)

Swaziland

JustCite name
High Court (Swaziland)

Switzerland

JustCite name
Administrative Tribunal of Geneva
Cantonal Fiscal Appeals Commission (Switzerland)
Court of Appeal of the Canton of Zürich
Court of Cassation of the Canton of Geneva
Court of First Instance of Geneva
Court of Justice of Geneva
Federal Supreme Court (Switzerland)
Federal Tribunal (Switzerland)

Thailand

JustCite name
Central Criminal Court (Thailand)

United Arab Republic

JustCite name
Prize Court (United Arab Republic)
State Security Tribunal (Former United Arab Republic)

USA – Federal courts

JustCite name
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission (US)
National Labor Relations Board (USA)
US Board of Immigration Appeals
US Circuit Court
US Civil Aeronautics Board
US Court of Appeals (1st Circuit)
US Court of Appeals (2nd Circuit)
US Court of Appeals (3rd Circuit)
US Court of Appeals (4th Circuit)
US Court of Appeals (5th Circuit)
US Court of Appeals (7th Circuit)
US Court of Appeals (9th Circuit)
US Court of Appeals (10th Circuit)
US Court of Appeals (11th Circuit)
US Court of Appeals
US Court of Claims*
US Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
US Court of Federal Claims
US Court of Military Appeals
US Customs Court
US Federal Maritime Commission
US Supreme Court
US Tax Court

* Superseded by Court of Federal Claims

USA – State courts

JustCite name
City Court of New York
County Court of Special Sessions (New York)
Court of Appeal of California
Court of Appeal of Maryland
Court of Appeals (New York)
Court of Appeals (Ohio)
Court of Appeals (Texas)
Court of Appeals (Virginia)
Court of Chancery of New Jersey
Court of Criminal Appeal of Texas
Court of Special Appeals (Maryland)
Family Court of New York
Municipal Court of the City of New York
New York City Civil Court
Superior Court (California)
Superior Court (Delaware)
Superior Court (Massachusetts)
Superior Court (New Jersey)
Supreme Court of Appeals (West Virginia)
Supreme Court of California
Supreme Court of Errors of Connecticut
Supreme Court of Florida
Supreme Court of Hawaii
Supreme Court of Illinois
Supreme Court of Kentucky
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Supreme Court of Michigan
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Supreme Court of Mississippi
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Supreme Court of New York
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Supreme Court of Tennessee
Supreme Court of Texas
Supreme Court of Wisconsin
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Surrogate's Court of Kings County (New York)
Surrogate's Court of Nassau County (New York)
Surrogate's Court of New York County
Surrogate's Court of Ulster County (New York)
US Court for China
US Court of Appeals (District of Columbia)
US Court of Appeals (Georgia)
US Court of Appeals of New York
US District Court
US District Court (Alabama)
US District Court (Alaska)
US District Court (Columbia)
US District Court (Eastern District of Michigan)
US District Court (Eastern District of Missouri)
US District Court (Eastern District of New York)
US District Court (Guam)
US District Court (Hawaii)
US District Court (Kansas)
US District Court (Maryland)
US District Court (Massachusetts)
US District Court (Michigan)
US District Court (Mississippi)
US District Court (New Jersey)
US District Court (Northern District of Illinois)
US District Court (Northern Mariana Islands)
US District Court (Ohio)
US District Court (Panama Canal Zone)
US District Court (Puerto Rico)
US District Court (Southern District of New York)
US District Court (Western District Michigan)
US District Court (Western District of Pennsylvania)
US District Court (Wisconsin)
Westchester County Court (US)

USSR

JustCite name
Foreign Trade Arbitration Commission (USSR)
Supreme Court Military Collegium (USSR)

Vatican City

JustCite name
Court of First Instance (Vatican City)

Venezuela

JustCite name
Federal Court (Venezuela)

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International courts and tribunals – European

JustCite name
Advocate General's Opinion
Appeals Board (OEEC)
Arbitral Commission on Property, Rights and Interests in Germany
Arbitral Tribunal for the Agreement on German External Debts
CFI
Commission of Enquiry (Denmark-United Kingdom)
Judicial Chamber of the Council for the Restoration of Legal Rights (The Hague)
Council of Europe Appeals Board
EC Commission
ECHR
ECJ
EFTA Court of Justice
European Commission for Democracy through Law
European Commission of Human Rights
European Committee of Social Rights
European Patent Court
European Patent Office
European Patent Office (Technical Board of Appeal)
Franco-Italian Conciliation Commission
Franco-Tunisian Arbitral Tribunal
Italian-Swiss Permanent Conciliation Commission
Mixed Commission for the Agreement on German External Debts
OECD Administrative Tribunal
OECD Appeals Board
OHIM
OHIM (1st Board of Appeal)
OHIM (2nd Board of Appeal)
OHIM (3rd Board of Appeal)
OHIM (4th Board of Appeal)
OHIM (Cancellation Div)
OHIM (Grand Board of Appeal)
OHIM (Opposition Div)

International courts and tribunals – Non-European

JustCite name
Ad Hoc Tribunal*
Administrative Tribunal of the International Labour Organization
Anglo-Japanese Property Commission
Arbitration (International)
Caribbean Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Caribbean Court of Justice (Appellate Jurisdiction)
Chile-United States of America International Commission
Court of Appeal of Dakar (French West Africa)
Court of Appeal of Eastern Caribbean States
Court of Appeal of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba
Economic Court of the Commonwealth of Independent States
Eritrea-Ethiopia Claims Commission
ICJ
ICTA
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Inter-American Court of Human Rights
Iran – United States Claims Tribunal
Italian-United States Conciliation Commission
NATO Appeals Board
Netherlands-Japanese Property Commission
UNCAT
UNHRC
United Nations Administrative Tribunal
United Nations Tribunal for Libya
United States-Japanese Property Commission

* Used for all one-off tribunals.

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Other courts

More specific courts are used where possible.

JustCite name
Bail Court
CA
Circuit Court
Circuit Criminal Court
Council of State
County Court
District Court
Exchequer
High Court
Regional Court
Special Court
Supreme Court

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