Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen. My name is Julija. I want to tell you about court system in Latvia. First of all in compliance with the Law on Judicial Power exists in Latvia:
District (City) Courts;
Regional Courts;
Supreme Court;
Constitutional Court.
District (city) courts form the first level of the court system. There are 34 district and city courts in Latvia. Civil cases generally are heard by the judge alone. Criminal cases and civil cases of specific categories are heard by a panel consisting of a professional judge and two lay judges. These courts also have the so-called administrative judges who hear administrative cases with the right to take decisions individually.…
