Gabala District Court hears cases related to civil, criminal, administrative offenses and other cases within the territory of Gabala district as a court of first instance.
Gabala District Court was established in 1930. It functioned in 1930 – 1946 under the name Azerbaijan SSR People’s Judicial Commissariat, in 1946-1959 Azerbaijan SSR Ministry of Justice, in 1960-1970 Azerbaijan SSR Supreme Court, from 1970 to March 1991 Azerbaijan SSR Gutgashen District People’s Court of the Ministry of Justice, and in 1991-1997 Azerbaijan SSR Gabala District People’s Court of the Ministry of Justice. It has been functioning from 1997 until now under the name of Gabala District Court of Azerbaijan Republic.