High Court

Not to be confused with High Court of Parliament or the American rock band The High Court.

High Court usually refers to the superior court (or supreme court) of a country or state. In some countries, it is the highest court (e.g. Australia). In others, it is positioned lower in the hierarchy of courts (e.g. in England & Wales).

List of High Courts

Alphabetically by name of associated country:

• High Court of Australia
• Supreme Court of Bangladesh (composed of High Court division and Appellate division)
• Royal High Court of Bhutan
• High people's courts in People's Republic of China
• Court of High Commission (ecclesiastical court in England)
• High Court (Fiji)
• High Court (Germany)
• High Court (Guyana)
• High Court (Hong Kong)
• High Courts of India, several courts
• High Court (Ireland)
• High Court (Isle of Man)
• Supreme Court of Israel (serves as an Appellate court and as the High Court of Justice)
• High Courts of Japan
• Haute Cour of Jerusalem
• High Court of Kenya
• High Court of Lesotho
• High Courts of Malaysia
• High Court of Maldives (Not the supreme Court)
• High Court of Morocco
• High Court of New Zealand
• High Courts of Nigeria
• High Courts of Pakistan, several courts
• High Court of Cassation and Justice (Romania)
• High Court of Singapore
• High Court of Sri Lanka
• High Court of South Africa
• High Courts of Spain, several courts
• High Court (Sweden)
• High Court of Trinidad & Tobago
• Supreme Court of Uganda
• High Court of Justice (United Kingdom: England and Wales)
• High Court of Justiciary (United Kingdom: Scotland)

See also

• Supreme court
• List of supreme courts by country