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    Appellate Court

    Court of Appeal Region 9 (Songkhla)

    Hears civil and criminal appeals from Songkhla, Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat, Satun, Phatthalung, and Trang. Notable for the regional caseload of national-security and Emergency Decree cases from the southern-border-provinces (SBPs) and for appeals involving Thailand's Malay-Muslim community and Sharia family-law issues under the Islamic Law Application Act B.E. 2489 (1946).

    ศาลอุทธรณ์ภาค 9

    Address

    Court of Appeal Region 9 Building, Ratchadamnoen Nai Road, Bo Yang, Mueang Songkhla, 90000

    Phone

    +66 74 311 023

    Jurisdiction

    Civil and criminal appeals from the seven southern-border provinces — Songkhla, Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat, Satun, Phatthalung, and Trang

    Cases Handled

    Civil appeals from provincial courts of the southern-border provinces
    Criminal appeals — including national-security, Emergency Decree, and ISA-related cases
    Family appeals involving Sharia personal-law application in the four border provinces
    Border-trade and cross-border smuggling cases
    Land-rights and cooperative-fund disputes

    Important Notes

    Sharia personal-law (marriage, divorce, inheritance) is applied to Muslims in Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat, and Satun under the Islamic Law Application Act B.E. 2489 (1946) — Datoh Yutitham (Islamic judges) sit alongside career judges

    Heightened security at the courthouse; identity check on entry

    Some criminal appeals are heard partly in the Yala or Pattani provincial courthouses for security reasons

    Interpreter services for Yawi/Malay available on request

    Hours: Mon–Fri 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM

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