# Record courts, circuits and judges

Keep the courts the firm pleads before with their circuits, and the judges when the firm tracks them, so cases and hearings pick them from a list instead of free text.

Courts, circuits and judges are reference lists: recorded once, then picked on every case and hearing. The app comes with a few courts; circuits and judges are optional and appear only when the firm switches them on.

## Before you start {#before-you-start}

- You need the **Manager** level on **Courts** to add courts and circuits, and on **Judges** to add judges.
- **Judges** and **Court Circuits** must be ticked in **Law/Configuration/Settings** (block **General**); otherwise their menus are hidden.

## Steps {#steps}

1. Open **Law/Courts**. Open a court to complete its address, phone and email, or click **New** to add one.

![A court with its address and contacts; the Circuits tab lists its circuits and Add a line adds one.](https://jaah.app/web/image/7266-861ad695/law-base-courts-court_form-en.png)

2. The **Circuits** tab of a court lists its circuits; **Add a line** adds one with its name, email and phone, edited in the line itself.
3. All circuits are also listed in **Law/Configuration/Circuits**, one line each with its **Court**; **New** adds a line there too.
4. Open **Law/Judges** and click **New**. Type the judge's name, and their phone and email if the firm keeps them, then save.

![A new judge with a name, a phone and an email.](https://jaah.app/web/image/7270-6d7979f8/law-base-courts-judge_form-en.png)

## Result {#result}

Cases and hearings offer these courts, circuits and judges in their pickers. A circuit always belongs to one court, and the court form lists its circuits.

## FAQ {#faq}

### Why is the Circuits menu missing? {#why-is-the-circuits-menu-missing}

**Court Circuits** is off in the law settings, or you lack the **Manager** level on **Courts**. The same applies to **Judges** with its own setting and level.

### Can I delete a court that cases already use? {#can-i-delete-a-court-in-use}

Archive it instead (**Actions** › **Archive**): it leaves the pickers and the cases keep showing it.

### Does each branch have its own courts? {#does-each-branch-have-its-own-courts}

When the database holds several companies, a court carries a **Branch**; leave it empty to share the court with all branches.

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- Source: https://jaah.app/docs/law-base/courts-circuits-and-judges
- Updated: 2026-10-13
- Version: Legal foundation setup 19.0.2.5.50
- Verified: 2026-10-13