word | | Judicial branch |
| Court | Jersey | Royal Court (judges elected by an electoral college and the bailiff); Court of Appeal of Jersey |
| Court | Jordan | Court of Cassation (Supreme Court) |
| Court | Kazakhstan | Supreme Court (44 members); Constitutional Council (seven members) |
| Court | Kenya | Court of Appeal (chief justice is appointed by the president); High Court; note - the constitution promulgated in August 2010 specifies three superior courts consisting of a Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and ... |
| Court | Kiribati | Court of Appeal; High Court; 26 Magistrates' courts; judges at all levels are appointed by the president |
| Court | Korea, North | Central Court (judges are elected by the Supreme People's Assembly) |
| Court | Korea, South | Supreme Court (justices appointed by the president with consent of National Assembly); Constitutional Court (justices appointed by the president based partly on nominations by National Assembly and Chief Justice of the court) |
| Court | Kosovo | Supreme Court; Appellate Court; basic courts; Constitutional Court note: the Law on Courts, which went into effect on 1 January 2011, provided for a reorganization of the court system; the Kosovo Constitution ... |
| Court | Kuwait | High Court of Appeal |
| Court | Kyrgyzstan | Supreme Court; Constitutional Court (judges of both the Supreme and Constitutional Courts are appointed for 10-year terms by the Jogorku Kengesh on the recommendation of the president; their mandatory retirement age ... |
| Court | Laos | People's Supreme Court, People's Provincial and Municipal Courts, People's District Courts, and Military Courts note: the president of the People's Supreme Court is elected by the National Assembly ... |
| Court | Latvia | Supreme Court (judges' appointments are confirmed by Parliament); Constitutional Court (judges' appointments are confirmed by Parliament) |
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