word | | Judicial branch |
| appointed | Mozambique | Supreme Court (the court of final appeal; some of its professional judges are appointed by the president, and some are elected by the Assembly); other courts include an Administrative Court, Constitutional Court ... |
| appointed | Namibia | Supreme Court (judges appointed by the president on the recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission) |
| appointed | New Zealand | Supreme Court; Court of Appeal; High Court; note - judges appointed by the governor general |
| appointed | Nigeria | Supreme Court (judges recommended by the National Judicial Council and appointed by the President); Federal Court of Appeal (judges are appointed by the federal government from a pool of judges recommended by ... |
| appointed | Norway | Supreme Court or Hoyesterett (justices appointed by the monarch) |
| appointed | Pakistan | Supreme Court (justices appointed by the president); Federal Islamic or Sharia Court |
| appointed | Panama | Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (nine judges appointed for staggered 10-year terms); five superior courts; three courts of appeal |
| appointed | Papua New Guinea | Supreme Court (the chief justice is appointed by the governor general on the proposal of the National Executive Council after consultation with the minister responsible for justice; other judges are appointed by ... |
| 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 (Supremo Tribunal de Justica); judges appointed for life by the Conselho Superior da Magistratura |