Court of appeal (France)

French territories currently contain 36 courts of appeals, six of which are overseas, and a tribunal supérieur d'appel on Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

Their name changed afterwards according to the régime: Until 1958, appeals of judgments of a 'juge de paix, justice of the peace, and labor courts (de prud'hommes) were brought before the tribunal civil (civil tribunal), while a tribunal d'arrondissement existed for appeals from tribunaux paritaires des baux ruraux and a regional commission of sécurité sociale to appeal the decisions of the first instance.

The magistrates of the court of appeal are generally experienced jurists who began their careers in a first-degree jurisdiction.

[3] Each court of appeal is presided over by a "premier président" (also known as the "chef de cour").

The other magistrates du siège are chamber presidents and the counselors, names which recall the parlements of the Ancien Régime.

Le procureur général oversees the application of criminal law throughout the court of appeal's jurisdiction, within which it assures proper functioning of the parquets.

[14] Collegial judgments are composed by three magistrates (or president of chamber and two councillors) in the usual formation.