The Judicial District of Lima is one of the 28 Judicial Districts of the Judicial System of Peru.
Its main seat is in the city of Lima and its jurisdiction extends to 35 of the 43 Districts of Lima. Judicial Power of Peru. Superior Court of Justice Lima . Retrieved 3 December 2008. The remaining eight districts (Independencia, San Martín de Porres, Comas, Los Olivos, Puente Piedra, Ancón, Santa Rosa, and Carabayllo) are under jurisdiction of the Judicial District of Cono Norte. Its jurisdiction not only covers part of the Lima Province but also the Huarochirí Province in the Lima Region. Judicial Power of Peru. Superior Court of Justice North Lima . Retrieved 3 December 2008.
It was created by the decree of August 4, 1824 and was established December 22, 1824 under the presidency of Simón Bolívar. It is the Judicial District with the most operations in the whole nation.
Courts 33 Superior Courts of Justice 8 Civil law courts 2 Family law courts 1 Commercial law courts 6 Labor law courts 16 Criminal law courts 229 Courts of First Instance 89 Civil law courts 21 Family law courts 6 Commercial law courts 29 Labor law courts 69 Criminal law courts 15 Mixed Courts 153 Courts of Peace
See also Judicial System of Peru
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