Municipal Trial Courts
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Municipal Trial Courts are first-level courts in the Philippines that handle minor civil and criminal cases within municipalities and cities.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Municipal Circuit Trial Courts | 3 |
| Municipal Trial Courts canonical | 3 |
| Municipal Trial Courts in Cities | 1 |
| municipal criminal court division | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court system
ⓘ
first-level court ⓘ |
| appealsGoTo | Regional Trial Courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointmentOfJudgesBy | President of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| courtLevel | inferior court ⓘ |
| governedBy | Rules of Court of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| handles |
minor civil cases
ⓘ
minor criminal cases ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | MTC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJudge | Municipal Trial Court judge ⓘ |
| hasType |
Metropolitan Trial Court
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Municipal Circuit Trial Court NERFINISHED ⓘ Municipal Trial Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hears |
civil cases involving small amounts
ⓘ
ejectment cases ⓘ offenses punishable by lower penalties ⓘ small claims cases ⓘ violations of municipal ordinances ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
cities in the Philippines
ⓘ
municipalities in the Philippines ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings |
English
ⓘ
Filipino ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Batas Pambansa Blg. 129
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| levelInJudicialHierarchy | lowest ⓘ |
| location |
each municipality in the Philippines
ⓘ
many cities in the Philippines ⓘ |
| partOf |
Philippine Judiciary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
first-level courts in the Philippines ⓘ |
| purpose | provide accessible local justice for minor cases ⓘ |
| recommendationForJudgesBy | Judicial and Bar Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Court of Appeals of the Philippines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Regional Trial Courts NERFINISHED ⓘ Supreme Court of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
Philippine judicial system
ⓘ
Philippine law ⓘ |
| subjectTo | administrative supervision of the Supreme Court of the Philippines ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | Supreme Court of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Municipal Circuit Trial Courts
subject surface form:
Criminal Division (Philadelphia Municipal Court)
this entity surface form:
municipal criminal court division
this entity surface form:
Municipal Circuit Trial Courts
this entity surface form:
Municipal Trial Courts in Cities
this entity surface form:
Municipal Circuit Trial Courts