, one appointed
by the President, one elected by Superior Counsel of Universidad San
Carlos de Guatemala, and one by Colegio de Abogados)
Guernsey:
Royal Court
Guinea:
Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel
Guinea-Bissau:
Supreme Court or Supremo Tribunal da Justica
(consists of nine justices who are appointed by the president and
serve at his pleasure; final court of appeals in criminal and civil
cases); Regional Courts (one in each of nine regions; first court of
appeals for Sectoral Court decisions; hear all felony cases and
civil cases valued at over $1,000); 24 Sectoral Courts (judges are
not necessarily trained lawyers; they hear civil cases under $1,000
and misdemeanor criminal cases)
Guyana:
Supreme Court of Judicature; Judicial Court of Appeal; High
Court
Haiti:
Supreme Court or Cour de Cassation
Holy See (Vatican City):
none; normally handled by Italy
Honduras:
Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia
(judges are elected for four-year terms by the National Congress)
Hong Kong:
The Court of Final Appeal in the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region
Hungary:
Constitutional Court (judges are elected by the National
Assembly for nine-year terms)
Iceland:
Supreme Court or Haestirettur (justices are appointed for
life by the president)
India:
Supreme Court (judges are appointed by the president and
remain in office until they reach the age of 65)
Indonesia:
Supreme Court or Mahkamah Agung (justices appointed by
the president from a list of candidates approved by the legislature)
Iran:
Supreme Court
Iraq:
Court of Cassation
Ireland:
Supreme Court (judges appointed by the president on the
advice of the prime minister and cabinet)
Israel:
Supreme Court (justices appointed for life by the president)
Italy:
Constitutional Court or Corte Costituzionale (composed of 15
judges: one-third appointed by the president, one-third elected by
Parliament, one-third elected by the ordinary and administrative
Supreme Courts)
Jamaica:
Supreme Court (judges appointed by the governor general on
the advice of the prime minister); Court of Appeal
Japan:
Supreme Court (chief justice is appointed by the monarch
after designation by the cabinet; all other justices are appointed
by the cabinet)
Jersey:
Royal Court (judges elected by an electoral college and the
bailiff)
Jordan:
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