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    (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});before-content-x4[*]StateCourt(s)Mode of selectionTerm (Years)Retirement ageNumber of members\u00a0AfghanistanSupreme Court of AfghanistanAppointed by the supreme leader–––\u00a0AlbaniaConstitutional Court of Albania3 members appointed by the President 3 members elected by 3\/5 of the Assembly 3 members elected by the High Court9709Supreme Court of AlbaniaAppointed by the President with the consent of Parliament97017\u00a0AlgeriaConstitutional Court of Algeria4 members appointed by the President 2 elected by the Supreme Court 2 elected by the Council of State6–12Supreme Court of Algeriaappointed by the executive–––\u00a0AndorraSuperior Court of Justice––––\u00a0AngolaSupreme Court of Angolaappointed by the presidentConstitutional Court of AngolaFour are appointed by the President, four by the National Assembly, two by the Superior Council of the Judiciary, and one elected by the public11\u00a0Antigua and BarbudaEastern Caribbean Supreme CourtJudicial Committee of the Privy Council (see below)\u00a0ArgentinaSupreme Court of ArgentinaPresidential nomination with Senate of Argentina confirmation (Judges)Ministers of the Supreme Court (President)–755\u00a0ArmeniaConstitutional Court of ArmeniaElected\/appointed by the National Assembly with an equal number of nominations by the president, the government and a general meeting of judges12 years, non-renewable709Court of Cassation\u00a0AustraliaHigh Court of AustraliaAppointed by Governor-General following nomination by Prime Minister, and advice from Attorney-General and Cabinet707\u00a0AustriaConstitutional Court of AustriaJustices are sworn in by the President on nomination of either the Government, the National Council, or the Federal CouncilMandatory retirement at 70 years of age14 members (including the President and the Vice President)       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x46 substitute members       (adsbygoogle = 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BeninSupreme Court of BeninHigh Court of Justice\u00a0BhutanSupreme Court of BhutanThe Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (also called the “Chief Justice of Bhutan”), as well as its Drangpons are appointed by the Druk Gyalpo from among their juniors and peers, or from among other eminent jurists.10655\u00a0BoliviaPlurinational Constitutional CourtSupreme Court of Justice\u00a0Bosnia and HerzegovinaConstitutional Court of Bosnia and HerzegovinaCourt of Bosnia and Herzegovina\u00a0BotswanaCourt of Appeal\u00a0BrazilSupreme Federal CourtPresidential nomination with Senate confirmation7511Superior Court of Justice\u00a0BruneiSupreme Court of BruneiJudicial Committee of the Privy Council (see below)\u00a0BulgariaSupreme Court of Cassation of BulgariaSupreme Administrative Court of Bulgaria\u00a0Burkina FasoSupreme Court of Burkina Faso\u00a0BurundiSupreme Court of Burundi\u00a0CambodiaConstitutional Council of CambodiaSupreme Court of Cambodia\u00a0CameroonSupreme Court of Cameroon[*]\u00a0CanadaSupreme Court of CanadaJudicial appointments in Canada759\u00a0Cape VerdeSupreme Court of Justice\u00a0Central African RepublicConstitutional Court of the Central African RepublicSupreme Court of the Central African Republic\u00a0ChadConstitutional Council of ChadSupreme Court of Chad\u00a0ChileConstitutional Court of ChileSupreme Court of Chile\u00a0ChinaSupreme People’s Court[*]Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (de facto, Hong Kong and Macau)Court of Final Appeal (de jure, Macau)Court of Final Appeal (de jure, Hong Kong)\u00a0ColombiaConstitutional Court of ColombiaSupreme Court of JusticeCouncil of State\u00a0ComorosSupreme Court of the Comoros Congo-BrazzavilleSupreme Court of Republic of the Congo Congo-KinshasaConstitutional CourtCourt of CassationCouncil of State\u00a0Costa RicaSupreme Court of Justice of Costa Rica\u00a0CroatiaSupreme Court of CroatiaElected by the State Judicial CouncilFive years in the first term, life tenure after renewal7042\u00a0CubaPeople’s Supreme Court of Cuba[*]\u00a0CyprusSupreme Court of Cyprus\u00a0Czech RepublicConstitutional Court of the Czech RepublicSupreme Court of the Czech RepublicSupreme Administrative Court of the Czech Republic\u00a0DenmarkSupreme Court of Denmark\u00a0DjiboutiSupreme Court of Djibouti\u00a0DominicaEastern Caribbean Supreme CourtCaribbean Court of Justice (see below)\u00a0Dominican RepublicSupreme Court of the Dominican RepublicElected by the National Council of Magistracy9–16\u00a0East TimorSupreme Court of Justice\u00a0EcuadorConstitutional Court of EcuadorNational Court of Justice of Ecuador[*]\u00a0EgyptSupreme Constitutional Court of EgyptCourt of Cassation\u00a0El SalvadorSupreme Court of El Salvador\u00a0Equatorial GuineaConstitutional Court of Equatorial GuineaSupreme Court of Equatorial Guinea\u00a0EritreaHigh Court of Eritrea\u00a0EstoniaSupreme Court of Estonia\u00a0EswatiniHigh Court of Eswatini\u00a0EthiopiaFederal Supreme Court\u00a0FijiSupreme Court of Fiji\u00a0FinlandSupreme Court of Finland15 – 1 President a minimum of 14 others. (Currently 17)Supreme Administrative Court of Finland\u00a0FranceConstitutional Council3 members selected by the President of the Republic;3 members selected by the President of the Senate;3 members selected by the President of the National Assembly9 years (non-renewable)9 + 2 former presidents of the Republic (de facto)Court of CassationCouncil of State\u00a0GabonSupreme Court of Gabon\u00a0GambiaSupreme Court of the Gambia\u00a0GeorgiaConstitutional Court of Georgia3 Judges Appointed by the President of Georgia;3 Judges Elected by the Parliament of Georgia;3 Judges  designated by the Supreme Court of Georgia       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4109Supreme Court of Georgia\u00a0GermanyFederal Constitutional CourtElection by Bundestag and Bundesrat126816Federal Court of JusticeFederal Administrative CourtFederal Fiscal CourtFederal Labour CourtFederal Social Court\u00a0GhanaSupreme Court of Ghana\u00a0GreeceSupreme Special CourtSupreme Civil and Criminal Court of GreeceCouncil of StateCourt of Audit\u00a0GrenadaEastern Caribbean Supreme CourtJudicial Committee of the Privy Council (see below)\u00a0GuatemalaConstitutional CourtSupreme Court of Justice\u00a0GuineaSupreme Court of Guinea\u00a0Guinea-BissauSupreme Court of Guinea-Bissau\u00a0GuyanaSupreme Court of JudicatureCaribbean Court of Justice[2]\u00a0HaitiSupreme Court of Haiti\u00a0HondurasSupreme Court of Honduras\u00a0HungaryConstitutional Court of HungarySupreme Court of Hungary\u00a0IcelandSupreme Court of IcelandPresidential appointment after Minister of Justice nomination following Qualifications Committee selection. Parliamentary confirmation before appointment if minister nomination differs from committee selection.no term limitLife tenure7 (by statute)\u00a0IndiaSupreme Court of IndiaAppointed by the President, on  recommendations of the Supreme Court Collegium, with the consent of Executiveno term limit6534\u00a0IndonesiaConstitutional Court of IndonesiaSupreme Court of Indonesia\u00a0IranSupreme Court of IranThe chief of the Supreme Court is nominated by the head of the judiciary542\u00a0IraqSupreme Court of Iraq\u00a0IrelandSupreme Court of IrelandAppointed by the President, acting on the binding advice of the GovernmentOnce appointed, a judge may only be removed by the Oireachtas for stated misbehaviour or incapacity. Mandatory retirement on reach 70 years of age.10 and 2 ex officio members\u00a0IsraelSupreme Court of IsraelPresidential appointment upon nomination by the Judicial Selection Committee7015\u00a0ItalyConstitutional Court of ItalyElected\/appointed in equal portions by Italian Parliament, President of the Italian Republic, and highest Italian courts9 years (not renewable)15Supreme Court of Cassation\u00a0Ivory CoastSupreme Court of the Ivory Coast\u00a0JamaicaCourt of AppealJudicial Committee of the Privy Council (see below)\u00a0JapanSupreme Court of JapanSelected by the Cabinet of JapanMandatory retirement at age 70\u00a0JordanCourt of Cassation\u00a0KazakhstanConstitutional Council of KazakhstanSupreme Court of Kazakhstan\u00a0KenyaSupreme Court of Kenya\u00a0KiribatiCourt of Appeal of KiribatiJudicial Committee of the Privy Council (see below)\u00a0KuwaitHigh Court of Appeal of Kuwait\u00a0KyrgyzstanSupreme Court of Kyrgyzstan[*]\u00a0LaosPeople’s Supreme Court of Laos\u00a0LatviaConstitutional Court of LatviaElected\/appointed in 3 portions by Saeima, 2 by Government of Latvia, and 2 by Supreme Court of Latvia10–7Supreme Court of Latvia\u00a0LebanonConstitutional CouncilCourt of Cassation\u00a0LesothoLesotho Court of Appeal\u00a0LiberiaSupreme Court of LiberiaPresidential nomination with Senate confirmationno term limit705\u00a0LibyaSupreme Court of Libya\u00a0LiechtensteinSupreme Court of Liechtenstein\u00a0LithuaniaConstitutional Court of LithuaniaRenewed by a third every three years, each judge nominated by the President, Speaker of Seimas and the Head of the Supreme Court and appointed by Seimas9 years (only one term allowed)9Supreme Court of Lithuania\u00a0LuxembourgConstitutional CourtSuperior Court of JusticeAdministrative Court\u00a0MadagascarSupreme Court of Madagascar\u00a0MalawiConstitutional Court of MalawiSupreme Court of Appeal\u00a0MalaysiaFederal Court of Malaysia[*]Royal appointment with the advice of the Prime MinisterCompulsory retirement at age 66 and 6 months15\u00a0MaldivesSupreme Court of the MaldivesPresidential Nomination and then People’s Majlis ConfirmationLife tenure7\u00a0MaliSupreme Court of Mali\u00a0MaltaConstitutional Court of MaltaCourt of Civil Appeals of MaltaCourt of Criminal Appeals of Malta\u00a0Marshall IslandsSupreme Court of the Marshall Islands\u00a0MauritaniaSupreme Court of Mauritania\u00a0MauritiusSupreme Court of MauritiusBy the President, after consultation with the Prime Minister6717Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (see below)\u00a0MexicoSupreme Court of Justice of the Nation1511\u00a0MicronesiaSupreme Court of Micronesia\u00a0MoldovaConstitutional Court of MoldovaSupreme Court of Justice of Moldova\u00a0MonacoSupreme Court of Monaco\u00a0MongoliaConstitutional Court of MongoliaParliamentary, presidential and judicial selection with parliamentary confirmation9Supreme Court of MongoliaAppointment by President of Mongolia after presentation by the General Council of the Courts25\u00a0MontenegroConstitutional Court of Montenegro, Supreme Court of Montenegro\u00a0MoroccoSupreme Court of Morocco\u00a0MozambiqueSupreme Court of Mozambique\u00a0MyanmarConstitutional Tribunal of MyanmarSupreme Court of Myanmar\u00a0NamibiaSupreme Court of Namibia\u00a0NauruSupreme Court of Nauru\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0NepalSupreme Court of NepalPresidential nomination with Parliament confirmation6521\u00a0NetherlandsSupreme Court of the NetherlandsSelected by the House of Representatives on advice of the Supreme Court and appointed by royal decree7036Council of State\u00a0New ZealandSupreme Court of New ZealandAppointed by the Governor-General on behalf of King Charles III on the advice of the Prime Minister (Chief Justice) and Attorney-General (Justices)706\u00a0NicaraguaSupreme Court of Nicaragua\u00a0NigerConstitutional Court of NigerSupreme Court of Niger\u00a0NigeriaSupreme Court of NigeriaPresidential nomination with Senate confirmationno term limit7021\u00a0North KoreaSupreme Court of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea[*][3]\u00a0North MacedoniaConstitutional Court of North MacedoniaSupreme Court of North Macedonia\u00a0NorwaySupreme Court of Norway20\u00a0OmanSupreme Court of Oman[*]\u00a0PakistanSupreme Court of PakistanFederal Shariat Court\u00a0PalauSupreme Court of Palau\u00a0PanamaSupreme Court of Justice\u00a0Papua New GuineaSupreme Court of Papua New Guinea\u00a0ParaguaySupreme Court of Justice\u00a0PeruConstitutional Court of PeruSupreme Court of Peru\u00a0PhilippinesSupreme Court of the PhilippinesPresidential appointment from the shortlist of candidates submitted by the Judicial and Bar Council7015\u00a0PolandConstitutional Tribunal[1]Supreme Court of PolandSupreme Administrative Court[4]\u00a0PortugalConstitutional Court of PortugalSupreme Court of Justice\u00a0QatarCourt of Cassation of Qatar[*]\u00a0RomaniaConstitutional Court of Romania99High Court of Cassation and Justice\u00a0RussiaConstitutional Court of RussiaSupreme Court of Russia\u00a0RwandaSupreme Court of Rwanda\u00a0Saint Kitts and NevisEastern Caribbean Supreme CourtJudicial Committee of the Privy Council (see below)\u00a0Saint LuciaEastern Caribbean Supreme CourtJudicial Committee of the Privy Council (see below)\u00a0Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesEastern Caribbean Supreme CourtJudicial Committee of the Privy Council (see below)\u00a0SamoaCourt of Appeal of SamoaSupreme Court of Samoa\u00a0San MarinoCouncil of Twelve\u00a0S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Pr\u00edncipeSupreme Court of Justice\u00a0Saudi ArabiaSupreme Judicial Council\u00a0SenegalConstitutional CouncilCourt of Cassation\u00a0SerbiaConstitutional Court of SerbiaParliament selection (5 members)Supreme Court of Cassation selection (5 members)Presidential selection (5 members)915Supreme Court of Cassation\u00a0SeychellesSupreme Court of Seychelles\u00a0Sierra LeoneSupreme Court of Sierra Leone\u00a0SingaporeSupreme Court of Singapore[*]Executive selection65\u00a0SlovakiaConstitutional Court of SlovakiaSupreme Court of SlovakiaSupreme Administrative Court of Slovakia\u00a0SloveniaConstitutional Court of SloveniaSupreme Court of Slovenia\u00a0Solomon IslandsCourt of Appeal of Solomon IslandsJudicial Committee of the Privy Council\u00a0SomaliaConstitutional CourtFederal High Court\u00a0South AfricaConstitutional Court of South AfricaSupreme Court of Appeal of South Africa\u00a0South KoreaConstitutional Court of KoreaAppointed by President upon nomination of equal portions from National Assembly, Supreme Court Chief Justice and the President6 years, renewable709Supreme Court of KoreaAppointed by President with consent of National Assembly(for associate Justices, nomination of Chief Justice is additionally required)6 years, renewable7014\u00a0South SudanSupreme Court of South Sudan\u00a0SpainConstitutional Court of SpainAppointed by the King after being nominated by the Parliament, the General Council of the Judiciary and the Government.912Supreme Court of SpainAppointed by Monarch on selection by the General Council of the Judiciary7079\u00a0Sri LankaSupreme Court of Sri Lanka\u00a0SudanSupreme Court of Sudan[*]\u00a0SurinameHigh Court of Justice of Suriname\u00a0SwedenSupreme Court of SwedenGovernment-appointed with parliamentary notificationLife tenure6716Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden\u00a0SwitzerlandFederal Supreme Court of Switzerland\u00a0SyriaSupreme Constitutional Court of SyriaCourt of Cassation\u00a0TajikistanSupreme Court of Tajikistan[*]\u00a0TanzaniaCourt of Appeal of Tanzania\u00a0ThailandSupreme Court of Thailand\u00a0TogoSupreme Court of Togo\u00a0TongaCourt of Appeal of TongaPrivy Council of Tonga (hereditary estates and titles)\u00a0Trinidad and TobagoSupreme Court of Trinidad and Tobago[5]Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (see below)\u00a0TunisiaConstitutional CourtCourt of Cassation[*]\u00a0TurkeyConstitutional Court of TurkeyLegislative\/Executive appointment126515Court of CassationCouncil of StateCourt of Jurisdictional Disputes\u00a0TurkmenistanSupreme Court of Turkmenistan\u00a0TuvaluCourt of Appeal of TuvaluJudicial Committee of the Privy Council (see below)\u00a0UgandaConstitutional Court of UgandaSupreme Court of Uganda\u00a0UkraineConstitutional Court of UkrainePresidential, Parliamentary and Congress of Judges nomination96518Supreme Court of UkrainePresidential-parliamentary appointment5-year term, renewable48\u00a0United Arab EmiratesFederal Supreme CourtPresidential appointment20\u00a0United KingdomSupreme Court of the United KingdomAppointed by the Monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister, following approval of a recommendation by the Lord Chancellor12High Court of Justiciary (Scotland\u2013Criminal Appeals concerning violations of the Human Rights Act 1998 may be heard in the Supreme Court alongside civil cases)Judicial Committee of the Privy Council\u00a0United StatesSupreme Court of the United StatesPresidential nomination with Senate 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