The Swedish court system is divided into three main groups: the Ordinary Courts, Administrative Courts and Specialized Courts. The General Court usually handles criminal, civil, and bankruptcy cases. Some district courts may also have the task to determine more specific goals. The Administrative Courts deal with cases of public law, in cases where an individual acts against the public authorities, such as in tax and social insurance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The District Court<\/strong> is a court of first instance and it consists in the chief judge, chief aldermen, aldermen, assessors, lawyers and notaries. A district court’s geographical area of law enforcement is called jurisdiction. A District Court’s judgments and orders can be generally appealed to a Court of Appeal. Judgments and decisions in labor disputes handled by the District Court can be appealed however to the Labor Court. Decisions taken in respect to the issuance of public documents from the District Court’s administrative department can be appealed to a Court of Appeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Court of Appeal<\/strong> is the second instance in criminal and civil cases and handles the processes on appeal from a district court within the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are six Courts of Appeal in Sweden: Svea Court of Appeal (with the seat in Stockholm), G\u00f6ta Court of Appeal (with the seat in J\u00f6nk\u00f6ping ), The Court of Appeal for Sk\u00e5ne and Blekinge (with the seat in Malm\u00f6), Appeal for Western Sweden (with the seat in Gothenburg), Appeal for Lower Norrland (with the seat in Sundsvall), Appeal for Lower Norrland (with the seat in Sundsvall).<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the Courts of Appeal are serving approximately 420 judges and 250 administrators. For the Court of Appeal are also linked more than 520 jurors. They are nominated by the political parties and appointed by the county for a term of four years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n