word | | Judicial branch |
| appointed | Peru | Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (judges are appointed by the National Council of the Judiciary) |
| appointed | Philippines | Supreme Court (15 justices are appointed by the president on the recommendation of the Judicial and Bar Council and serve until 70 years of age); Court of Appeals; Sandigan-bayan (special court ... |
| appointed | Pitcairn Islands | Magistrate's Court; Supreme Court; Court of Appeal; Judicial Officers are appointed by the Governor |
| appointed | Poland | Supreme Court (judges are appointed by the president on the recommendation of the National Council of the Judiciary for an indefinite period); Constitutional Tribunal (judges are chosen by the Sejm for nine ... |
| appointed | Portugal | Supreme Court or Supremo Tribunal de Justica (judges appointed for life by the Conselho Superior da Magistratura) |
| appointed | Puerto Rico | ... Appellate Court; Court of First Instance composed of two sections: a Superior Court and a Municipal Court (justices for all these courts appointed by the governor with the consent of the Senate |
| appointed | Qatar | ... Cassation; an Administrative Court and a Constitutional Court were established in 2007; note - all judges are appointed by Amiri Decree based on the recommendation of the Supreme Judiciary Council for renewable three ... |
| appointed | Romania | Supreme Court of Justice (comprised of 11 judges appointed for three-year terms by the president in consultation with the Superior Council of Magistrates, which is comprised of the minister of justice ... |
| appointed | Russia | Constitutional Court; Supreme Court; Supreme Arbitration Court; judges for all courts are appointed for life by the Federation Council on the recommendation of the president |
| appointed | Sao Tome and Principe | Supreme Court (judges are appointed by the National Assembly) |
| appointed | Seychelles | Court of Appeal; Supreme Court; judges for both courts are appointed by the president |
| appointed | Singapore | Supreme Court (chief justice is appointed by the president with the advice of the prime minister, other judges are appointed by the president with the advice of the chief justice); Court of ... |
| appointed | Slovakia | Supreme Court (judges are elected by the National Council); Constitutional Court (judges appointed by president from group of nominees approved by the National Council); Special Court (judges elected by a council of ... |
| appointed | Sri Lanka | Supreme Court; Court of Appeals; judges for both courts are appointed by the president |
| appointed | Swaziland | High Court; Supreme Court; judges for both courts are appointed by the monarch |
| appointed | Sweden | Supreme Court or Hogsta Domstolen (judges are appointed by the prime minister and the cabinet) |
| appointed | Syria | ... level - Supreme Constitutional Court (adjudicates electoral disputes and rules on constitutionality of laws and decrees; justices appointed for four-year terms by the President); Court of Cassation; Appeals Courts (Appeals Courts represent ... |
| appointed | Taiwan | Judicial Yuan (justices appointed by the president with consent of the Legislative Yuan) |
| appointed | Tajikistan | Supreme Court (judges are appointed by the president) |
| appointed | Tanzania | ... a chief justice and four judges); High Court (consists of a Jaji Kiongozi and 29 judges appointed by the president; holds regular sessions in all regions); District Courts; Primary Courts (limited jurisdiction ... |
| appointed | Thailand | Supreme Court or Sandika (judges appointed by the monarch) |
| appointed | Timor-Leste | Supreme Court of Justice - constitution calls for one judge to be appointed by National Parliament and rest appointed by Superior Council for Judiciary; note - until Supreme Court is established, Court of Appeals ... |
| appointed | Tonga | Supreme Court (judges are appointed by the monarch); Court of Appeal (Chief Justice and high court justices from overseas chosen and approved by Privy Council) |
| appointed | Trinidad and Tobago | ... comprised of the High Court of Justice and the Court of Appeals; the chief justice is appointed by the president after consultation with the prime minister and the leader of the opposition ... |
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