Corte de Apelaciones de Coyhaique, Court of Appeals in Coyhaique, Chile

The Court of Appeals of Coyhaique is a judicial building in Coyhaique that reviews decisions from lower courts across the Aysén Region in southern Chile. It handles civil, criminal, family, and labor cases that come from a large territorial area.

The Military Junta created the court by Decree Law No. 1,365 of 1 March 1976, published in the Diario Oficial on 22 March, as part of the administrative reorganisation that moved the Aysén regional capital from Puerto Aysén to Coyhaique. Its ministers were only appointed on 21 December 1987, when the court was installed.

The court's jurisdiction covers the entire Aysén Region, and its rulings are final for the lower courts in Coyhaique, Aysén, Cisnes, Chile Chico and Cochrane. Its name appears in the daily legal life of the region, from family cases to labor disputes. The building is not a tourist site, but its presence marks Coyhaique as the regional capital.

The court sits in Coyhaique, the regional capital to which public bodies moved from Puerto Aysén in 1976. It hears appeals from courts in Aysén, Cisnes, Chile Chico and Cochrane, so hearings involve people from across the region. As a working tribunal, it has no visitor facilities; check with the court before planning any attendance.

If all judges at this court are unable to serve, the appeals court in distant Puerto Montt takes over its responsibilities. This backup system ensures the region always has access to justice.