In Poland there are the following types of common courts of law:

 

District courts [Sąd Rejonowy] – they are courts of the first instance and they handle most cases, except cases reserved for other courts; their jurisdiction usually covers an area of several Communes.

Regional courts [Sąd Okręgowy] – they function as both first and second instance courts, handling serious cases and appeals; their jurisdiction covers an area of several district courts.

The decision whether a case should be handled by a district or a regional court of first instance depends on the type of the case.

Appellate courts [Sąd Apelacyjny] – they are the second instance courts and their jurisdiction covers a territory of at least two regional courts. The

 

District Court in Pszczyna is under the jurisdiction of both the Regional Court in Katowice and the Appellate Court in Katowice.