Editing Galway (section)

===Courts===
Galway's [[District Court (Ireland)|District Court]] is the main court of [[summary jurisdiction]] and hears minor cases without a jury. It is responsible for hearing small civil claims, and certain family law cases, administers the liquor licensing laws and is responsible for indicting the accused and sending them forward for trial at the [[Circuit Court]] and the [[Central Criminal Court (Ireland)|Central Criminal Court]].

The [[Circuit Court (Ireland)|Circuit Court]] in Galway tries all indictable offences (those cases triable by a judge and jury), except murder, rape, treason, piracy and genocide, which are reserved to the Central Criminal Court. It can also hear appeals from the District Court. Its decisions can be appealed to the [[Court of Appeal (Ireland)|Court of Appeal]]. Civilly, the court is limited to compensation claims of not more than €75,000. Both parties may waive this amount and grant the court unlimited jurisdiction. Divorce, Judicial Separation and probate cases can be heard provided they are within the financial parameters of the court's jurisdiction. Decisions in civil cases can be appealed to the [[High Court]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/justice/courts_system/courts.html|title=Courts|website=www.citizensinformation.ie}}</ref>

The [[High Court (Ireland)|High Court]] sits four times a year in Galway to hear original actions (actions that are not appeals from lower courts). It also sits twice a year in Galway to hear appeals from the Circuit Court in civil and family law cases. Its decisions can be appealed to the [[Court of Appeal (Ireland)|Court of Appeal]], or in some instances, to the [[Supreme Court of Ireland|Supreme Court]], which sits in Dublin.<ref name="auto"/>