word | | Judicial branch |
| Court | Morocco | Supreme Court (judges are appointed on the recommendation of the Supreme Council of the Judiciary, presided over by the monarch) |
| Court | 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 ... |
| Court | Namibia | Supreme Court (judges appointed by the president on the recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission) |
| Court | Nauru | Supreme Court |
| Court | Nepal | Supreme Court or Sarbochha Adalat (the president appoints the chief justice on recommendation of the Constitutional Council; the chief justice appoints other judges on the recommendation of the Judicial Council) |
| Court | Netherlands | Supreme Court or Hoge Raad (justices are nominated for life by the monarch) |
| Court | New Caledonia | Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel; County Courts; Joint Commerce Tribunal Court; Children's Court |
| Court | New Zealand | Supreme Court; Court of Appeal; High Court; note - judges appointed by the governor general |
| Court | Nicaragua | Supreme Court or Corte Suprema de Justicia (16 judges elected for five-year terms by the National Assembly); note - in 2010, President Ortega directly replaced seven justices on the Supreme Court |
| Court | Niger | State Court or Cour d'Etat; Court of Appeals or Cour d'Appel |
| Court | 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 ... |
| Court | Niue | Supreme Court of New Zealand; High Court of Niue |