They consist of six courts established in Busan, Daegu, Daejeon, Gwangju, Seoul, and Suwon that have jurisdiction to hear appeals from lower courts within their region.
[1] They have jurisdiction to hear appeals from the rulings or judgments of three-judge panels from the district courts.
[3] Each of the high courts has jurisdiction over a specific region of South Korea.
[4][5] Each high court is headed by a chief justice and organized into civil, criminal, and special divisions with each division being led by a chief judge.
[4] Judges are appointed by the chief justice of the Supreme Court with the approval of the Council of Supreme Court Justices for ten year terms.