The Magistracy comprises three magisterial districts. All magistrates exercise co-ordinate jurisdiction.  Magistrates hear and determine:

• All complaints and information for summary conviction offences, i.e. to be tried in the Magistrate’s Court or indictable offences, i.e. to be tried by a Judge and Jury in the High Court.
• Such civil matters as provided by statue.

The Chief Magistrate is both the Accounting Head and Administrative Head of the Magistracy.

There are five magistrates attached to the magistracy.

• Chief Magistrate- Serious Offences Court
• Senior Magistrate - Kingstown Court No 1- Kingstown Magistrate's Court
• Magistrate - District 2 Court
• Magistrate - District 3 Court

There are three districts:

• District I
• District II
• District III

District I has two (2) Courts

• Serious Offences Court
• Kingstown Magistrate's Court

District II has four (4) Courts

• Georgetown
• Colonaire
• Biabou
• Mesopotamia

District III has seven (7) Courts in total of which the Grenadines is a part of- four on mainland

• Chateaubelair
• Calliaqua
• Layou
• Barrouallie

Whilst the Grenadines has three (3) Courts

• Bequia
• Union Island
• Canouan

There are no separate divisions within the District Court System.

Various Matters are heard – Traffic, Criminal, Civil, Application for Liquor Licences.