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The highest court of Peru is the Supreme Court of Justice of the Republic (Corte Superior de Justicia de la República) in Lima. Under it are the 23 Superior Courts (Cortes Superiores), located in the seats of departments. Each of the 140 provinces has a Court of First Instance located in the provincial seat. The 1,302 small towns each have a Justice of the Peace Court. All of these are courts of record. | {{Peru-sidebar}}The highest court of Peru is the Supreme Court of Justice of the Republic (Corte Superior de Justicia de la República) in Lima. Under it are the 23 Superior Courts (Cortes Superiores), located in the seats of departments. Each of the 140 provinces has a Court of First Instance located in the provincial seat. The 1,302 small towns each have a Justice of the Peace Court. All of these are courts of record. | ||
Although records of genealogical value can be found in court records, you should first search church and civil records. Not many court records from Peru have been microfilmed. | Although records of genealogical value can be found in court records, you should first search church and civil records. Not many court records from Peru have been microfilmed. | ||