Superior Court of Justice of the Federal District

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The Superior Court of Justice of the Federal District is the highest state-level court responsible for overseeing civil, criminal, and administrative justice in Brazil’s Federal District.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court
judicial body
state-level court
appliesLaw federal law of Brazil
local law of the Federal District
branchOf Court of Justice of the Federal District and Territories
surface form: Judiciary of the Federal District and Territories
country Brazil
governmentBranch judicial branch
governs Court of Justice of the Federal District and Territories
surface form: judicial organization of the Federal District at second instance
handles appeals from first-instance courts of the Federal District
hasFunction adjudication of administrative disputes
adjudication of civil cases
adjudication of criminal cases
review of lower-court decisions in the Federal District
hasJurisdictionLevel state level
hasJurisdictionType territorial jurisdiction
hasLanguage Portuguese
hears appeals in administrative matters
appeals in civil matters
appeals in criminal matters
jurisdiction Brasília
Federal District (Brazil)
surface form: Federal District of Brazil
legalSystem Brazilian legal system
level highest court of the Federal District
locatedIn Brasília
Federal District (Brazil)
surface form: Federal District of Brazil
oversees administrative justice in the Federal District
civil justice in the Federal District
criminal justice in the Federal District
partOf Judicial branch of Brazil
surface form: Judiciary of Brazil
regionServed Federal District
responsibleFor uniform application of law in the Federal District
sector public sector
subjectTo Constitution of Brazil
Organic Law of the Federal District
typeOfCourt second-instance court

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Distrito Federal judicialBody Superior Court of Justice of the Federal District