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German Top Courts

CK - Washington.   America may have more supreme courts than Germany, but Germany operates more top courts at the federal level. Here is a list, with the proper names and descriptive equivalents in English:
Bundesverfassungsgericht
Bundesgerichtshof
Bundesverwaltungsgericht
Bundesarbeitsgericht
Bundessozialgericht
Bundesfinanzhof
Bundespatentgericht

Federal Constitutional Court
Federal Supreme Court
Federal Supreme Administrative Court
Federal Supreme Employment Relations Court
Federal Supreme Social Court
Federal Supreme Tax Court
Federal Supreme Patent Court
The Federal Supreme Court enjoys jurisdiction for matters not reserved to the other special supreme courts, such as civil and criminal disputes. State constitutional matters fall within the jurisdiction of state constitutional courts listed at Deutsche Justiz.
     


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