Editing Legal system of Macau (section)

==High Court==

The Higher Court of Justice (Superior Court of Justice) of Macau replaced the role of Court of Appeal of the Judiciary District of Lisbon. This highest court would be replaced by the current Court of Appeal in 1999.

The courts prior to the handover in 1999:

* Superior Council of Magistrates
* Superior Council of Public Prosecutors
* Court of Justice of Macau
* Criminal Preliminary Hearing Court of Macau
* Administrative Court of Macau
* Constitutional Court of the Republic of Portugal
* Supreme Administrative Court of the Republic of Portugal
* Supreme Court of Justice of the Republic of Portugal
* Audit Court of the Republic of Portugal

The courts of Macau consist of:<ref>{{cite web |title=Situação Geral dos Tribunais |url=https://www.court.gov.mo/pt/subpage/tui |website=Website dos Tribunais da RAEM |access-date=19 April 2025 |lang=pt-MO}}</ref>

* [[Court of Final Appeal of Macau|Court of Final Appeal]] ({{lang|zh-Hant-MO|終審法院}}, {{lang|pt|Tribunal de Ultima Instância}})
* Court of Second Instance or Court of Appeal ({{lang|zh-Hant-MO|中級法院}}, {{lang|pt|Tribunal de Segunda Instância}})
* Primary Court of Macau – ({{lang|zh-Hant-MO|初級法院}}, {{lang|pt|Tribunal Judícial de Base}})
* Criminal Preliminary Hearing Court ({{lang|zh-Hant-MO|刑事起訴法庭}}, {{lang|pt|Juizos de Instrução Criminal}})
* Administrative Court ({{lang|zh-Hant-MO|行政法院}}, {{lang|pt|Tribunal Administrativo}})
* Independent Commission for the Nomination of Judges ({{lang|zh-Hant-MO|推薦法官的獨立委員會
}}, {{lang|pt|Comissão Independente para a Indigitação de Juízes}})
* Judiciary Council of Macau ({{lang|zh-Hant-MO|法官委員會}}, {{lang|pt|Conselho dos Magistrados Judíciais}})
* Office of the President of the Court of Final Appeal ({{lang|zh-Hant-MO|終審法院院長辦公室}}, {{lang|pt|Gabinete do Presidente do Tribunal de Última Instância}})