63 Below is a brief illustration of respective judicial bodies: First: Courts and their Jurisdictions In accordance with Article 21 of Law no 6/2006 mentioned above, Courts are formed as: A. Summary Courts B. Courts of First Instance C. Courts of Appeal D. Supreme Court A- Summary Courts A Summary Court is a first instance court and is competent to decide on some civil and commercial cases not exceeding a maximum of 1000 dinars in value and mostly personal status cases. It is also competent to examine contraventions and misdemeanors and appeal judgments issued by Courts of First Instance under its judicial circuit. Summary Courts number (135), spread in all cities and villages, thus reflecting judicial decentralization and the principle of bringing litigants nearer to justice. B- Courts of First Instance The Court of First Instance is competent to examine all civil and commercial suits of high value as well as litigations with no specific value. It is composed of three sitting judges, each of whom is no less than grade one. It shall look into contestations filed by persons concerned regarding judgments issued by Summary Courts, and in this case, it consists of three judges, at least two of whom are no less than grade one. It maintains the general jurisdiction of examining cases, or in other words decides on all disputes and crimes, unless otherwise provided for (Article 16 of Judicature Law).