Judicial system of Cisamarra

Cisamarra has a very fractured court system, divided into three levels:

• Tribunale di primo grado, Court of first instance:
  • Gjudice di Pace, justice of the peace: Handles civil disputes with a value up to R$15,000. Court consists of one judge.
  • Tribunale della famiglja, family court: These courts handle custody of minors, divorce, adoption, and other cases involving the family. Court consists of one judge or, if the matter is unusually complicated, three judges.
  • Tribunale del traffico, traffic court: Hears traffic cases, such as appeals against parking fines, traffic violations and violations of the vehicle and traffic codes. Consists of one or three judges. Does not hear criminal traffic cases, such as hit and run or vehicular manslaughter.
  • Tribunale dei contratti, contract court: Hears disputes over contracts. Consists of three judges.
  • Tribunale per i minorenni, juvenile court: Hears cases of criminal activity by minors. Consists of one judge.
  • Tribunale per le questioni penali minori, minor criminal court: Hears criminal prosecutions where the possible sanction is no more than six months imprisonment. Consists of one judge unless the prosecutor seeks a prison sentence, when it consists of three judges.
  • Corte delle principali questioni penali, major criminal court: Hears criminal prosecutions where the possible sanction is more than six months imprisonment. Consists of three judges or, if the prosecutor seeks a prison sentence exceeding eight years, five judges.
  • Tribunale amministrativo locale, handles appeals against decisions by executive agencies in Cisamarra, court consists of one judge and six jurors selected at random from the local population.

• Corte d'appello, courts of appeals:
  • Corte d'appello civile, civil appeals court: Hears appeals from gjudice di pace, tribunale del traffico and tribunale dei contratti. Consists of three or five judges.
  • Corte d'appello di famiglja, family appeals court: Hears appeals from tribunale della famiglja and tribunale per i minorenni. Consists of three or five judges.
  • Corte d'appello penale, criminal appeals court: Hears appeals from tribunale per le questioni penali minori and corte delle principali questioni penali. Consists of five, seven or nine judges depending on the severity and complexity of the case, as well as the length of the prison sentence sought.
  • Corte di cancelleria, appeals court for the tribunale amministrativo locale, consists of three judges. Only the appellant can appeal from the tribunale, not the executive agency.

• Corti supreme del paese, supreme courts:
  • Corte di cassazjone, supreme court for Cisamarran civil law. The court has a total of nine judges, with each case decided by either a panel of three or, in more complex cases, the entire court. Both parties can appeal a decision by a three judge panel to the full court sitting en banc.
  • Corte penale suprema, supreme court for Cisamarran criminal law. The court has a total of nine judges, with each case decided by either a panel of three or, in more complex cases or cases where the defendant has been sentenced to life imprisonment, the entire court. Both parties can appeal a decision by a three judge panel to the full court sitting en banc.
  • Corte della Gjunta Nazjonale, supreme court for administrative law. The court has a total of nine judges, with each case decided by either a panel of three or, in more complex cases, the entire court. The original petitioner can appeal a decision by a three judge panel to the full court sitting en banc. The court's name comes from the fact that the power to review administrative decisions is technically vested in the Gjunta Nazjonale, the Cisamarran executive cabinet, which delegates that power to the court.