Estonian Court System
the court of appeal has applied a provision of substantive law incorrectly or
has materially violated a procedural right that may involve an incorrect
judicial decision. In the supreme court there are 19 supreme judges.
Courts of appeal
The decisions of county, city and administrative courts are reviewed by
courts of appeal in the second instance by way of appeal proceedings on the
basis of an appeal, appeal against a ruling or a protest. In courts of appeal
matters are reviewed collegially, that means the adjudication of an appeal is
conducted by a judicial panel comprising three judges. Administrative
chambers which review administrative matters by way of appeal proceedings
have been formed with the Tallinn Court of Appeal and Tartu Court of
Appeal.
Administrative courts
Administrative courts hear administrative matters as courts of first instance.
The authority of an administrative court, the procedure for having recourse to