High Court of Error and Appeal
| Court of Appeal | |
|---|---|
| 廷讞寺, m-lêng-ngjanh-lje′ | |
| Established | time immemorial 1820 (current jurisdiction) |
| Location | Kien-k'ang |
| Composition method | Appointed by the monarch on the advice of the prime minister |
| Authorized by | Judicial precedents Writs of Error Act (1820) |
| Appeals to | House of Lords |
| Appeals from | Supreme Court |
| Judge term length | Life |
| Number of positions | 10 |
| Chief Justice of Appeal | |
| Currently | Tjung Gwra-nlem |
| Since | 2012 |
The Court of Appeal (廷讞寺, m-lêng-ngjanh-lje′) is an appellate court originally part of the traditional judicial apparatus of Themiclesia in antiquity and continued to hear appeals from regional courts in both civil and criminal matters, but it is unclear whether it possessed original jurisdiction under ordinary circumstances. Its jurisdiction over cases involving aliens was split in 1708 to accommodate the newly-created Supreme Court, to which it lost primary appellate jurisdiction over regional courts in 1820. In 1833, it acquired appellate jurisdiction over the Supreme Court. Appeals from this court went to the court of dernier resort, the House of Lords. Today, Themiclesia has a four-tier judicial system for both civil and criminal cases, where the Court of Appeal is the third tier.
Premises
The Court of Appeal sits in the Supreme Court (building) and usually shares its courtrooms and other facilities, though the staff of the two courts are kept separate.