District Courts

Constitution

            The district courts are established  under the 2008 Constitution.

 Composition

                        In every district court, a district judge is appointed by the Supreme Court of the Union. Deputy district judges may also be appointed by the Supreme Court of the Union depending on the volume of work.  Those judges are conferred with judicial powers by the Supreme Court of the Union in accordance with the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code and Civil Procedure Code.

 Jurisdiction

            The district judges are conferred with original criminal jurisdictional powers, criminal appellate and revisional jurisdictional powers according to the Criminal Procedure Code. They are also invested with original civil jurisdictional powers, civil appellate and revisional jurisdictional powers according to the Civil Procedure Code. As courts of original jurisdiction they hear and determine serious criminal cases and civil cases in which the amount in dispute or value of the subject matter does not exceed 1000,000,000 kyats.

News

The Statement of the Union Supreme Court: the Key Performance in 2018 and Priority Actions for 2019

Nay Pyi Taw, 14 Febuary 2019

The Supreme Court of the Union today issues the key performance in 2018 and priority actions for 2019.

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Workshop on Training for Mediators

Nay Pyi Taw    29th January

The Supreme Court of the Union is organizing a Workshop on Training for Mediators in collaboration with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the opening ceremony is held today at 9:30 am in Park

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Training of Trainers on Court Surveys for National Case Management Program

Nay Pyi Taw, January 27

The opening ceremony of Training of Trainers on Court Surveys for National Case Management Program is held by the Supreme Court of the Union at Kempinski Hotel, Nay Pyi Taw at 9 am on January 27 in

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Workshop on the Evaluation of CMP Courts

Nay Pyi Taw, January 26

Workshop on Evaluation of CMP Courts (The Courts of National Case Management Program) is held by the Supreme Court of the Union at Kempinski Hotel, Nay Pyi Taw at 9 am on January 26 in collaboration with the

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Meeting of the Case Management Committee and the Courts of National Case Management Program

Nay Pyi Taw, January 25

The meeting of The Union Supreme Court Case Management Committee and the Courts of National Case Management Program is held at the meeting room of the Union Judicial Supervision Office, the Union Supreme Court, Nay Pyi Taw at 9 am on 25 January

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