At first instance, the courts are organized as follows: the Papeete regional court which has a vice-president who sits as a children's judge and a children's judge; in the Raiatea (Windward Islands) and Nuku-Hiva (Marquesas Islands) subdivisions, the children's judges from Papeete sit as a youth court.
- Tribunal de Primera Instancia de Noumea: cuenta con un Vicepresidente a cargo de las funciones del juez de menores y un Juez de Menores;