Latvijas Republikas Augstākā tiesa Senāts

The Supreme Court of the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republikas Augstākā tiesa) or the Senate of Latvia (''Latvijas Senāts'') is the highest level court in the three-tiered court system of

Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...

. It deals with criminal, civil and administrative matters. Its oversight is determined in the

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, the structure and competence of the court are established by the Act On Judicial Power. The Court consists of the Civil Cases Court, three departments, administration and two divisions, located in the Palace of Justice on Brīvības bulvāris, Central Riga. Since 1995, there have been three levels of courts in Latvia. The first level courts are the district (city) courts; the second level are the regional courts and the third level is the Supreme Court. This three-tiered system ensures that the decisions of the courts of first instance can be appealed, are reviewed on appeal ('' de novo''), and reviewed by a

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appeal. The departments of the Supreme Court, as a

court of cassation A court of cassation is a high-instance court that exists in some judicial systems. Courts of cassation do not re-examine the facts of a case, they only interpret the relevant law. In this they are appellate courts of the highest instance. In th ...

instance, examine cases in the cassation procedure, while the Civil Cases Chamber examines cases on appeal. The Civil Cases Tribunal ended on December 31, 2016. The

Saeima The Saeima () is the parliament of the Latvia, Republic of Latvia. It is a unicameral parliament consisting of 100 members who are elected by proportional representation, with seats allocated to political parties which gain at least 5% of the po ...

approves judges of the Supreme Court. The current Supreme Court Chief Justice is

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(since 2020). Historically, the term refers to the Supreme Court that operated during 1918-1940, i.e., from the establishment of the Republic of Latvia until its occupation by the Soviet Union. In 2018 the Saeima passed amendments to the Judicial Power Act restoring the Court's right to use the historical name ''Senate'' alongside ''Supreme Court''. Justices may also therefore be referred to as Senators.

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Law of Latvia

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