City Courts
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City Courts were former local trial courts in the Philippines that handled civil and criminal cases within cities before being replaced by the current regional and municipal trial court system.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| City Courts canonical | 1 |
| Municipal Courts | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
local court
ⓘ
trial court ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | Batas Pambansa Blg. 129 (Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | city trial courts (historical term) ⓘ |
| appealsTo | Courts of First Instance (Philippines) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| courtLevel | first instance ⓘ |
| effectiveAbolitionDate | 1983 ⓘ |
| function |
adjudication of local disputes in cities
ⓘ
enforcement of penal laws within cities ⓘ |
| governedBy | Philippine Supreme Court (administrative supervision) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| handledCaseType |
civil cases
ⓘ
criminal cases ⓘ |
| hierarchicalRelation | inferior to Courts of First Instance ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | cities in the Philippines ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Republic Act No. 296 (Judiciary Act of 1948) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Philippine judiciary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reorganizationContext | Judiciary Reorganization of 1980 in the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Metropolitan Trial Courts (Philippines)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Municipal Circuit Trial Courts (Philippines) NERFINISHED ⓘ Municipal Trial Courts (Philippines) NERFINISHED ⓘ Regional Trial Courts (Philippines) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scopeOfJurisdiction | within city limits ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-20th century to early 1980s ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Municipal Courts