The County Court is the main trial court in Victoria. Currently judges hear over 11,000 criminal and civil cases a year. The County Court
Summary offenses are usually less serious offenses. They are heard by a judicial officer in the Magistrates' Court rather than by a judge
The Supreme Court hears among the most serious criminal, and complex civil, cases in the state, as well as some appeals from Victorian
The Court of Appeal hears appeals from criminal and civil cases decided in the County Court or Supreme Court Trial Division, and some
Indictable offences are usually more serious offences. An accused person has the right to have their matter determined in a higher court
The Magistrates' Court of Victoria is the lowest court in the Victorian court system, with the County Court and the Supreme Court