The judicial function (Administering Justice) can be broken down into the following areas: ordinary civil and criminal, administrative, accounting, military, and taxation. Jurisdiction over administrative matters is exercised by "Tribunali Amministrativi Regionali" - T.A.R. (Regional Administrative Courts) and by the "Consiglio di Stato" (Council of State). Jurisdiction over accounting matters is exercised by the "Corte dei conti" (Court of Accounts) with the General Public Prosecutor's office based at the same court. Jurisdiction over taxation matters is exercised by the Provincial Taxation Commissions and the District Taxation Commissions. Jurisdiction in military affairs is exercised by: Military Courts, Military Appeal Courts, Surveillance Military Courts, Military Prosecutors based at the military courts, and General Military Prosecutors based at the Military Appeal Courts, and the General Military Prosecutor based at the Court of Cassation.
Jurisdiction over ordinary civil and criminal matters is exercised by magistrates belonging to the Judicial Order which is divided into judges on the one side and magistrates of the public prosecutor's office on the other, fulfilling the roles of judges and investigators respectively.
The different types of "Judges" can be divided up as follows: Judge of Peace (Giudice di Pace) - Court (Tribunale) - Assize Court (Corte di Assise) - Surveillance Judge (Giudice di Sorveglianza) - Juvenile Court (Tribunale dei Minorenni) - Court of Appeal (Corte di Appello) - Assizes Appeal Court (Corte d'Assise d'Appello) - Court of Cassation (Corte di Cassazione) - Regional Court of Public Water (Tribunale Regionale delle Acque Pubbliche) - Higher Court of Public Water (Tribunale Superiore delle Acque Pubbliche) - Commissioners for the adjudication of Customary Rights.
(Italian Minister of Justice)

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