Supreme Court of Victoria

The Supreme Court of Victoria is the highest court in the Australian state of Victoria. Founded in 1852, it is a superior court of common law and equity with unlimited and inherent jurisdiction within the state. It has two divisions: the Trial Division, which sits with a single judge and hears serious criminal matters such as murder and complex or high-value civil cases, and the Court of Appeal, which usually sits as a panel of three judges and hears appeals from the County Court and the Trial Division. Decisions of the Supreme Court can be appealed to the High Court of Australia. The main buildings stand at the corner of William and Lonsdale Streets in Melbourne, the building is on the Victorian Heritage Register, and the court also sits on circuit in regional towns such as Bendigo, Ballarat and Geelong.