word | | Judicial branch |
| Court | Norfolk Island | Supreme Court; Court of Petty Sessions |
| Court | Northern Mariana Islands | Commonwealth Supreme Court; Superior Court; Federal District Court |
| Court | Norway | Supreme Court or Hoyesterett (justices appointed by the monarch) |
| Court | Oman | Supreme Court note: the nascent civil court system, administered by region, has judges who practice secular and Sharia law |
| Court | Pakistan | Supreme Court (justices appointed by the president); Federal Islamic or Sharia Court |
| Court | Palau | Supreme Court; Court of Common Pleas; Land Court |
| Court | 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 |
| Court | 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 ... |
| Court | Paraguay | Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (nine judges proposed by the Council of Magistrates or Consejo de la Magistratura, and approved by the Senate and president) |
| Court | Peru | Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (judges are appointed by the National Council of the Judiciary) |
| Court | 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 ... |
| Court | Pitcairn Islands | Magistrate's Court; Supreme Court; Court of Appeal; Judicial Officers are appointed by the Governor |
| Court | 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 ... |
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