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Civil cases in Czechia
In 2025, Czech courts published 64,078 decisions in civil cases, 98% of all published decisions, 3% more than in 2024. 103 courts published decisions of this family; the Okresní soud v Sokolově published the most, 2,600 of them.
- Published decisions in 202564,078+3% over one year
- Courts with decisions10389 district courts, 12 regional courts and 2 high courts
- Share of all published decisions98%in 2025
- Decisions since 2020558,194published from 2020 to 2025
Courts
The table lists the courts that published decisions of this family in 2025, with the number of decisions, the change over one year and the weight of the court in the family.
103 courts published decisions of this family in 2025. The Okresní soud v Sokolově published the most (2,600), followed by the Městský soud v Brně (1,849) and the Okresní soud v Ostravě (1,739); these three courts account for 9.7% of the family. 90 of them published at least 200 decisions of this family in 2025.
| Court | Type | Decisions 2025 | Change | Since 2020 | Share of the family |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okresní soud v Sokolově | District | 2,600 | −8% | 13,542 | 4.1% |
| Městský soud v Brně | District | 1,849 | −4% | 18,950 | 2.9% |
| Okresní soud v Ostravě | District | 1,739 | −40% | 16,053 | 2.7% |
| Městský soud v Praze | Regional | 1,503 | +118% | 5,212 | 2.3% |
| Okresní soud v Benešově | District | 1,449 | +22% | 6,478 | 2.3% |
| Okresní soud v Kladně | District | 1,364 | +36% | 10,751 | 2.1% |
| Okresní soud v Karviné | District | 1,330 | −20% | 7,925 | 2.1% |
| Okresní soud v Mostě | District | 1,279 | +5% | 13,298 | 2.0% |
| Okresní soud Plzeň-město | District | 1,218 | +7% | 12,959 | 1.9% |
| Okresní soud v Chomutově | District | 1,172 | +15% | 9,624 | 1.8% |
| Okresní soud v Děčíně | District | 1,171 | −8% | 11,921 | 1.8% |
| Okresní soud v Karlových Varech | District | 1,153 | +13% | 9,552 | 1.8% |
| Obvodní soud pro Prahu 5 | District | 1,121 | +74% | 11,692 | 1.7% |
| Obvodní soud pro Prahu 4 | District | 1,051 | +69% | 11,145 | 1.6% |
| Okresní soud Praha-západ | District | 1,041 | +24% | 7,099 | 1.6% |
| Okresní soud v Liberci | District | 1,036 | +2% | 11,216 | 1.6% |
| Okresní soud v Pardubicích | District | 922 | +1% | 7,644 | 1.4% |
| Obvodní soud pro Prahu 8 | District | 890 | +74% | 6,546 | 1.4% |
| Okresní soud v Ústí nad Labem | District | 889 | −2% | 14,408 | 1.4% |
| Okresní soud v Teplicích | District | 884 | −17% | 9,128 | 1.4% |
| Obvodní soud pro Prahu 2 | District | 882 | +2% | 7,685 | 1.4% |
| Okresní soud v Mladé Boleslavi | District | 878 | +25% | 7,333 | 1.4% |
| Okresní soud v Hradci Králové | District | 860 | +16% | 7,365 | 1.3% |
| Obvodní soud pro Prahu 10 | District | 859 | +47% | 10,658 | 1.3% |
| Okresní soud ve Frýdku-Místku | District | 854 | −6% | 7,563 | 1.3% |
The table lists the 25 courts with the most decisions of this family; 78 other courts published fewer. All courts
By tier of court
Courts are grouped by tier: district courts, regional courts and high courts. The table gives, for each tier, the number of courts with decisions of this family and their decisions in 2025 and since 2020.
By tier, the 64,078 decisions of this family published in 2025 are split as follows: 93% from district courts, 7.2% from regional courts and 0.1% from high courts. The district courts account for 97% of the 558,194 decisions of this family since 2020. This family represents more than 99.9% of the decisions of district courts published in 2025, against 98% for all tiers.
- District courts59,406decisions in 2025; 89 courts
- Regional courts4,630decisions in 2025; 12 courts
- High courts42decisions in 2025; 2 courts
| Tier | Courts in 2025 | Decisions 2025 | Share of the family | Since 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District courts | 89 | 59,406 | 93% | 543,453 |
| Regional courts | 12 | 4,630 | 7.2% | 14,608 |
| High courts | 2 | 42 | 0.1% | 133 |
Decisions year by year
This chart follows, year by year, the decisions of this family published by each type of court. The volume measures what has been published, not the cases filed in the same year.
From 2020 to 2025, Czech courts published 558,194 decisions in civil cases. The yearly number peaked at 173,875 in 2022 and was 64,078 in 2025, against 61,987 in 2024. The family made up between 97% and 99% of the decisions published each year.
- District courts
- Regional courts
- High courts
| Year | District courts | Regional courts | High courts | Total | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 14,738 | 27 | 2 | 14,767 | – |
| 2021 | 172,851 | 213 | 2 | 173,066 | ×12 |
| 2022 | 167,068 | 6,744 | 63 | 173,875 | 0% |
| 2023 | 69,570 | 837 | 14 | 70,421 | −59% |
| 2024 | 59,820 | 2,157 | 10 | 61,987 | −12% |
| 2025 | 59,406 | 4,630 | 42 | 64,078 | +3% |
Years are the years of the decisions; series start in 2020. A change written ×N means N times the previous figure.
Understanding these figures
What civil cases cover
Civil cases are the disputes recorded in the civil registers of the courts: claims for payment, credit and loan agreements, assigned receivables, insurance, energy supply, leases, damages, divorce and maintenance. They make up almost all of the decisions that Czech courts publish.
Which courts publish them
In 2025, decisions in civil cases were published by 89 district courts, 12 regional courts and 2 high courts. By tier: 93% from district courts, 7.2% from regional courts and 0.1% from high courts.
What counts as a decision
Each published decision counts as one, whatever its form: a judgment, a ruling on an appeal or an order. One case can produce several decisions, in the same court or in successive ones. The figures count the decisions published in the open-data collection of the Czech courts; they do not count cases, and they are not every decision issued.
Yearly volumes
Between 2020 and 2025 the yearly number of decisions in civil cases ranges from 14,767 in 2020 to 173,875 in 2022. All decisions together range from 15,224 to 175,346 over the same years, so a change from one year to the next says little about the number of cases in the courts.
Reading the figures with care
The collection holds no outcome for these decisions, so no dismissal rate or success rate is shown. No statistic can predict the outcome of a particular case.
Frequently asked questions
How many civil decisions do Czech courts publish?
In 2025, Czech courts published 64,078 decisions in civil cases, 98% of all published decisions, 3% more than in 2024. Since 2020, the collection holds 558,194 decisions.
What do civil cases cover?
Civil cases are the disputes recorded in the civil registers of the courts: claims for payment, credit and loan agreements, assigned receivables, insurance, energy supply, leases, damages, divorce and maintenance. They make up almost all of the decisions that Czech courts publish.
Which courts publish the most civil decisions?
In 2025, the Okresní soud v Sokolově published 2,600 decisions, followed by the Městský soud v Brně (1,849) and the Okresní soud v Ostravě (1,739).
How have the published civil decisions changed since 2020?
Published decisions in civil cases by year: 14,767 in 2020, 173,066 in 2021, 173,875 in 2022, 70,421 in 2023, 61,987 in 2024, 64,078 in 2025. The yearly figure follows the number of decisions published and not the number of cases.