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D.C.C. (civil cases as first instance)
D.Cr.C. (criminal cases as first instance)
Magistrate court cases:
M.C.C. (civil cases)
M.Cr.C. (criminal cases)
3.2 Districts
D.C.M. (general civil motions)
D.Cr.M. (general criminal motions)
M.C.M. (general civil motions)
M.Cr.M. (general criminal motions)
If the case is a District Court (D.C.) case, include the abbreviated name of the district in which
the court is located (in parentheses) after the type of procedure. The Districts are:
Jerusalem (Jm.)
Tel Aviv (T.A.)
Haifa (Hi.)
Be’er-Sheva (B.S.)
Nazareth (Nz.)
If the case is a Magistrate Court (M.C.) case, include the name of the city in which the court is
located (in parentheses) after the type of procedure.
3.3 Other Courts
The highest court of appeal is the Supreme Court (S.Ct.). Appeals may be on civil issues (C.A.)
or on criminal issues (Cr. A.). Constitutional cases, and some Administrative cases, are heard by
the Supreme Court while sitting as the High Court of Justice (H.C.).
The appeal court below the Supreme Court is the district court (D.C.), which may sit either as a
civil appeals court (D.C.A.) or as a criminal appeal court (D.Cr.A). Bankruptcy cases are in the
jurisdiction of the District Court while sitting as a Bankruptcy Court (Bnk.).
Family cases are in the jurisdiction of Family courts, which are a division of the Magistrate
Court and are abbreviated as (Fam.).
Labor cases are in the jurisdiction of labor courts. The first instance of the labor court is the
Regional Labor Court (L.C.). Cite labor court decisions by adding the initials of the city in
which the labor court is located in parentheses after the type of procedure, as provided above.
The Appeal court for decisions of the regional labor courts is the National Labor Court (N.L.C.).
3.1 Reports
Official Reporters include:
Supreme Court cases: Piskei Din (P.D.)
District court cases: Psakim Mehoziim (P.M.)
Magistrate court cases: Piskei Din Shalom (P.S.)
Labor cases: Piskei Avoda (P.D.A.)
3.2 Unpublished or Electronically Reported Cases
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