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Data on the operation and organisation of courts in Slovenia

The source of published data on the operation of courts is the data warehouse of the Supreme Court, which since 2012 has been the only official source of data on the operation of courts. For more detailed information on the performance of courts, see the Court Statistics published by the Ministry of Justice and the Annual Reports on the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Courts produced by the Supreme Court.

Movement
of cases

For the year

The data include the number of cases received, resolved and pending. Cases are generally considered to be resolved when the final decision is submitted (dispatched) to the Party.

In recent years, the number of received cases has dropped, and the courts have largely managed the number of cases they received (they resolve approximately the same number of cases as they receive).

Detailed
Tehtnica
INCOMING cases
797.647
RESOLVED cases
795.014
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Average duration
of proceedings

The average duration of proceedings is calculated as the arithmetical average of the duration of all proceedings (from receipt to resolution).

No data for selected year

The number of
pending major cases

Which cases are considered major, and which are considered to belong to other cases is defined by the Ministry of Justice in the Methodological Basis for the Statistical Surveys on the Operation of the Courts. As a general rule, the more important cases are those that require a substantive (merits-based) decision, as opposed to other cases, which are usually formalised decisions based on specific documents (instruments).

Number of judges
and court staff

For the year

Court staff includes judicial assistants, assistants to judges, registrars, record-keepers, administrative staff and other staff who do not fall into any of the above categories and do not normally work on court cases.

Detailed
Tehtnica
Staff
3.308
Judges
861
167
Judges and
court staff
Filtriraj
Period:
Court: Supreme Court of the Republic of Slovenia
Employees
Judges 29,0
Staff 138,0

262
Judges and
court staff
Filtriraj
Period:
Court: Celje Higher Court
Employees
Judges 13,0
Staff 19,0

Court: Koper Higher Court
Employees
Judges 13,0
Staff 17,0

Court: Ljubljana Higher Court
Employees
Judges 64,0
Staff 70,0

Court: Maribor Higher Court
Employees
Judges 25,0
Staff 41,0

1.543
Judges and
court staff
Filtriraj
Period:
Court: Celje District Court
Employees
Judges 31,0
Staff 156,0

Court: Koper District Court
Employees
Judges 23,0
Staff 113,0

Court: Kranj District Court
Employees
Judges 20,0
Staff 88,0

Court: Krško District Court
Employees
Judges 7,0
Staff 42,0

Court: Ljubljana District Court
Employees
Judges 102,0
Staff 418,0

Court: Maribor District Court
Employees
Judges 37,0
Staff 185,0

Court: Murska Sobota District Court
Employees
Judges 12,0
Staff 68,0

Court: Nova Gorica District Court
Employees
Judges 10,0
Staff 54,0

Court: Novo mesto District Court
Employees
Judges 12,0
Staff 58,0

Court: Ptuj District Court
Employees
Judges 9,0
Staff 50,0

Court: Slovenj Gradec District Court
Employees
Judges 8,0
Staff 40,0

1.884
Judges and
court staff
Filtriraj
Period:
Court: Ajdovščina Local Court
Employees
Judges 3,0
Staff 17,0

Court: Brežice Local Court
Employees
Judges 6,0
Staff 28,0

Court: Celje Local Court
Employees
Judges 26,0
Staff 83,0

Court: Cerknica Local Court
Employees
Judges 4,0
Staff 17,0

Court: Črnomelj Local Court
Employees
Judges 5,0
Staff 19,0

Court: Domžale Local Court
Employees
Judges 5,0
Staff 27,0

Court: Gornja Radgona Local Court
Employees
Judges 2,0
Staff 16,0

Court: Grosuplje Local Court
Employees
Judges 4,0
Staff 20,0

Court: Idrija Local Court
Employees
Judges 2,0
Staff 11,0

Court: Ilirska Bistrica Local Court
Employees
Judges 1,0
Staff 8,0

Court: Jesenice Local Court
Employees
Judges 8,0
Staff 27,0

Court: Kamnik Local Court
Employees
Judges 5,0
Staff 19,0

Court: Kočevje Local Court
Employees
Judges 6,0
Staff 20,0

Court: Koper Local Court
Employees
Judges 13,0
Staff 51,0

Court: Kranj Local Court
Employees
Judges 15,0
Staff 63,0

Court: Krško Local Court
Employees
Judges 6,0
Staff 24,0

Court: Lenart Local Court
Employees
Judges 2,0
Staff 12,0

Court: Lendava Local Court
Employees
Judges 3,0
Staff 19,0

Court: Litija Local Court
Employees
Judges 2,0
Staff 9,0

Court: Ljubljana Local Court
Employees
Judges 82,0
Staff 324,0

Court: Ljutomer Local Court
Employees
Judges 7,0
Staff 22,0

Court: Maribor Local Court
Employees
Judges 34,0
Staff 150,0

Court: Murska Sobota Local Court
Employees
Judges 9,0
Staff 47,0

Court: Nova Gorica Local Court
Employees
Judges 11,0
Staff 40,0

Court: Novo mesto Local Court
Employees
Judges 11,0
Staff 40,0

Court: Ormož Local Court
Employees
Judges 2,0
Staff 14,0

Court: Piran Local Court
Employees
Judges 5,0
Staff 23,0

Court: Postojna Local Court
Employees
Judges 5,0
Staff 21,0

Court: Ptuj Local Court
Employees
Judges 16,0
Staff 61,0

Court: Radovljica Local Court
Employees
Judges 4,0
Staff 23,0

Court: Sevnica Local Court
Employees
Judges 2,0
Staff 12,0

Court: Sežana Local Court
Employees
Judges 4,0
Staff 19,0

Court: Slovenj Gradec Local Court
Employees
Judges 8,0
Staff 44,0

Court: Slovenska Bistrica Local Court
Employees
Judges 4,0
Staff 15,0

Court: Slovenske Konjice Local Court
Employees
Judges 2,0
Staff 12,0

Court: Šentjur Local Court
Employees
Judges 1,0
Staff 7,0

Court: Škofja Loka Local Court
Employees
Judges 3,0
Staff 16,0

Court: Šmarje pri Jelšah Local Court
Employees
Judges 3,0
Staff 18,0

Court: Tolmin Local Court
Employees
Judges 3,0
Staff 15,0

Court: Trbovlje Local Court
Employees
Judges 6,0
Staff 26,0

Court: Trebnje Local Court
Employees
Judges 4,0
Staff 15,0

Court: Velenje Local Court
Employees
Judges 5,0
Staff 31,0

Court: Vrhnika Local Court
Employees
Judges 4,0
Staff 16,0

Court: Žalec Local Court
Employees
Judges 5,0
Staff 25,0

95
Judges and
court staff
Filtriraj
Period:
Court: Administrative Court of the Republic of Slovenia
Employees
Judges 31,0
Staff 64,0

30
Judges and
court staff
Filtriraj
Period:
Court: Higher Labour and Social Court
Employees
Judges 12,0
Staff 18,0

155
Judges and
court staff
Filtriraj
Period:
Court: Celje Labour Court
Employees
Judges 4,0
Staff 11,0

Court: Koper Labour Court
Employees
Judges 4,0
Staff 12,0

Court: Ljubljana Labour and Social Court
Employees
Judges 27,0
Staff 66,0

Court: Maribor Labour Court
Employees
Judges 7,0
Staff 24,0

Filtriraj
Period:
Court: Central Department for Enforcement on the Basis of Authentic Document
Employees
Judges 3,0
Staff 30,0

Courts in Slovenia

The organisation of courts in Slovenia is determined by the Courts Act and other sectoral laws.

You can find out more about the court system on the judiciary website or at nasodiscu.si

Click on the map or list to access the court website – all links are here.

Areas
Courts

Ljubljana

Ljubljana

Maribor

Celje

Koper

Ljubljana

Celje

Koper

Nova Gorica

Kranj

Krško

Novo mesto

Maribor

Murska Sobota

Slovenj Gradec

Ptuj

Ljubljana

Piran

Ilirska Bistrica

Sežana

Postojna

Ajdovščina

Nova Gorica

Idrija

Tolmin

Cerknica

Vrhnika

Grosuplje

Litija

Domžale

Kamnik

Škofja Loka

Kranj

Radovljica

Jesenice

Črnomelj

Kočevje

Novo mesto

Trebnje

Brežice

Krško

Sevnica

Trbovlje

Šentjur

Šmarje pri Jelšah

Žalec

Velenje

Slovenske Konjice

Slovenj Gradec

Slovenska Bistrica

Ptuj

Ormož

Ljutomer

Lenart

Lendava

Murska Sobota

Gornja Radgona

Koper

Maribor

Celje

Ljubljana

Ljubljana

Ljubljana

Maribor

Celje

Koper

Organisational chart
of Slovenian courts

The unified judicial system of the Republic of Slovenia consists of general and specialised courts.

Specialised courts are limited to labour, social and administrative law, while general courts are known as local, district, higher courts and the supreme court.

The General Courts operate at four levels of subject-matter jurisdiction, and the territorial jurisdiction is also determined by the system of territorial distribution of the courts.

Four specialised courts of first instance have jurisdiction over labour disputes, one of which also has jurisdiction over social security disputes.

These courts have a common court of appeal – the Higher Labour and Social Court in Ljubljana.

The Administrative Court of the Republic of Slovenia provides judicial protection in administrative matters and has the status of a higher court.

1. Supreme Court
2. Celje Higher Court

Celje Local Court

Slovenske Konjice Local Court

Šentjur Local Court

Šmarje pri Jelšah Local Court

Velenje Local Court

Žalec Local Court

3. Koper Higher Court

Koper Local Court

Ilirska Bistrica Local Court

Piran Local Court

Postojna Local Court

Sežana Local Court

Nova Gorica Local Court

Ajdovščina Local Court

Idrija Local Court

Tolmin Local Court

4. Ljubljana Higher Court

Kranj Local Court

Jesenice Local Court

Radovljica Local Court

Škofja Loka Local Court

Krško Local Court

Brežice Local Court

Sevnica Local Court

Vrhnika Local Court

Cerknica Local Court

Domžale Local Court

Grosuplje Local Court

Kamnik Local Court

Kočevje Local Court

Litija Local Court

Trbovlje Local Court

Novo mesto Local Court

Črnomelj Local Court

Trebnje Local Court

5. Maribor Higher Court

Maribor Local Court

Lenart Local Court

Slovenska Bistrica Local Court

Murska Sobota Local Court

Gornja Radgona Local Court

Lendava Local Court

Ljutomer Local Court

Ptuj Local Court

Ormož Local Court

Slovenj Gradec Local Court

6. Administrative Court
7. Higher Labour and Social Court

Local courts (44 of them) are first instance courts with jurisdiction over lower-value disputes or offences punishable by up to three years imprisonment. Local courts also keep land registers and decide on enforcement proceedings. There are 44 local courts in Slovenia.

 

District courts (11) are first instance courts, but generally have jurisdiction over higher value disputes or offences punishable by more than three years imprisonment. District courts also keep the court register, decide on insolvency proceedings, commercial disputes, family matters, intellectual property rights, etc. There are 11 district courts in Slovenia.

 

The higher courts (4) hear appeals against decisions of first instance courts. As well as deciding on appeals against decisions of the local and district courts in their area, they also rule on any conflicts of jurisdiction between these courts.

 

The Higher Labour and Social Court (1) hears appeals against decisions of the first instance labour and social courts.

 

The Supreme Court (1) is the highest court in the country. It handles extraordinary legal remedies in civil, criminal, commercial, administrative, labour and social matters. In the vast majority of cases where it has jurisdiction, it is a third-instance court, which means it mainly hears so-called extraordinary remedies. In addition to deciding on the merits of court cases, the Supreme Court also decides on jurisdictional disputes between lower courts and on the transfer of jurisdiction to another court in individual cases and keeps a record of case-law. It also carries out other tasks related to the broader functioning of Slovenian courts: staff allocation, court budgeting, court computerisation, international reporting, etc.

 

Specialised courts work in labour, social and administrative law. The Labour Court (4) decides on individual and collective labour disputes. The Social Court (1) adjudicates in social security disputes and reviews the correctness of decisions and actions taken by the competent authorities on rights, obligations and legal benefits in the field of social security. The Administrative Court (1) provides judicial protection in respect of administrative acts and has the status of a higher court.