▁be ▁dis posed ▁of ▁summar ily ▁in ▁such ▁a ▁manner . ▁B ail ▁hear ings ▁for ▁off ences ▁tri able ▁by ▁both ▁the ▁District ▁Court ▁itself ▁and ▁the ▁Circ uit ▁Court ▁are ▁heard ▁here ▁also ▁with ▁a ▁right ▁to ▁appeal ▁to ▁the ▁High ▁Court ▁for ▁a ▁ref us al ▁to ▁grant ▁b ail . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁off ences ▁are ▁usually ▁minor ▁as ▁the ▁more ▁serious ▁cases ▁are ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Circ uit ▁Court ▁and ▁Central ▁C riminal ▁Court . ▁The ▁District ▁Court ▁continues ▁to ▁hold ▁ind ict ment ▁hear ings ▁for ▁the ▁more ▁senior ▁criminal ▁court , ▁although ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁the ▁court ▁no ▁longer ▁has ▁any ▁dis cret ion ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁to ▁send ▁forward ▁the ▁accused , ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁the ▁D PP ▁serves ▁a ▁book ▁of ▁evidence ▁on ▁the ▁accused . ▁ ▁App e als ▁▁ ▁All ▁jud g ements ▁of ▁the ▁District ▁Court ▁ ▁in ▁both ▁civil ▁and ▁criminal ▁tri als ▁can ▁be ▁appe aled ▁to ▁a ▁de ▁nov o ▁hearing ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁Circ uit ▁Court . ▁The ▁dec isions ▁of ▁a ▁District ▁Court ▁judge ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁jud icial ly ▁review ed ▁by ▁the ▁High ▁Court . ▁ ▁Organisation ▁ ▁The ▁court ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁president ▁and ▁si xty - three ▁jud ges . ▁Although , ▁strictly ▁speaking , ▁there ▁is ▁just ▁one ▁District ▁Court , ▁in ▁reality ▁for ▁the ▁purposes ▁of ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁justice ▁the ▁country ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁a ▁Dublin ▁Metropolitan ▁District ▁( cover ing ▁the ▁same ▁area