The Judicial District of Lima is one of the 28

Judicial Districts The judiciary (also known as the judicial system, judicature, judicial branch, judiciative branch, and court or judiciary system) is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law ...

of the Judicial System of Peru. Its main seat is in the city of

Lima Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of ...

and its

jurisdiction Jurisdiction (from Latin 'law' + 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice. In federations like the United States, areas of jurisdiction apply to local, state, and federal levels. J ...

extends to 35 of the 43 Districts of Lima. The remaining eight districts ( Independencia, San Martín de Porres, Comas, Los Olivos, Puente Piedra, Ancón,

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, and Carabayllo) are under jurisdiction of the Judicial District of Cono Norte. Its jurisdiction not only covers part of the

Lima Province Lima Province is located in the central coast of Peru and is the only province in the country not belonging to any of the twenty-five regions. Its capital is Lima, which is also the nation's capital. Despite its small area, this province is the ...

but also the Huarochirí Province in the

Lima Region The Department of Lima () is a department and region located in the central coast of Peru, the ''seat of the Regional Government'' is Huacho. Lima Province, which contains the city of Lima, the country's capital, is located west of the Departm ...

. 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 A trial court or court of first instance is a court having original jurisdiction, in which trials take place. Appeals from the decisions of trial courts are usually made by higher courts with the power of appellate review (appellate courts). Mos ...

**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

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