Note: Represents the Total of Court Matters Submitted during 2020 and Carried from 2019
"Definition:
First Instance Court Matters: They refer to all legal court matters, distribution of fixed and movable financial assets, penal code cases, …etc. Also, court matters handled by such a court involve appealed cases, in the cases stipulated by the law of magistrate courts. The magistrate court cases are appealed against in this court if the value of the fine exceeds five Jordanian Dinars. Higher fines are appealed against in the court of appeal. Nevertheless, court matters handled by courts of first instance may include legal cases in which the disputed amount does not exceed ten Jordanian Dinars.
Appeal Court Matters: They refer to all penal and legal matters (cases) appealed against to this court. The jury of this court involves a minimum of three judges. This type of court is entitled to examine court matters handled by courts of first instance and magistrate courts. In handling the various court matters, the jurisdiction of the court of appeals resembles the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.
Magistrate’s Court Matters: Court matters pertinent to rights, trade, and fixed / movable debts, provided the value of the debt does not exceed 250 Jordanian Dinars. Such court matters normally include damage cases, free passage and entry cases, rights to drinking water, restoration of an asset or real estate, rent evacuation, seizure of fixed and movable assets, distribution of fixed and movable financial assets, …etc. In addition, court matters handled by such a court involve penal code cases.
Supreme Court: The most supreme court in the country, which is exceptionally entitled to examine all criminal and penal court matters, among those handled earlier by first instance courts and criminal courts.
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Source: High Judicial Council