IF A LITIGANT FEELS HE/SHE HAS BEEN TREATED UNFAIRLY BY A BEIT DIN, IS THERE ANY TYPE OF APPELLATE PROCESS?
One of the flaws of the beit din system currently is that there is no clear-cut formal appellate process and no specific entity that is empowered to address complaints. If the beit din has a parent organization, a complaint may be lodged in writing and sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to that organization. It should clearly outline the complaint and ask for an investigation and a report to the complainant. Additionally, in some batei din, if the av beit din was not one of the dayyanim who ruled on the original case there may be recourse to the av beit din.
