Namibia:
Supreme Court (judges appointed by the president on the
recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission)

Nauru:
Supreme Court

Nepal:
Supreme Court or Sarbochha Adalat (chief justice is appointed
by the monarch on recommendation of the Constitutional Council; the
other judges are appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of
the Judicial Council)

Netherlands:
Supreme Court or Hoge Raad (justices are nominated for
life by the monarch)

Netherlands Antilles:
Joint High Court of Justice (judges appointed
by the monarch)

New Caledonia:
Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel; County Courts; Joint
Commerce Tribunal Court; Children's Court

New Zealand:
High Court; Court of Appeal

Nicaragua:
Supreme Court or Corte Suprema (16 judges elected for
seven-year terms by the National Assembly)

Niger:
State Court or Cour d'Etat; Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel

Nigeria:
Supreme Court (judges appointed by the Provisional Ruling
Council); Federal Court of Appeal (judges are appointed by the
federal government on the advice of the Advisory Judicial Committee)

Niue:
Supreme Court of New Zealand; High Court of Niue

Norfolk Island:
Supreme Court; Court of Petty Sessions

Northern Mariana Islands:
Commonwealth Supreme Court; Superior
Court; Federal District Court

Norway:
Supreme Court or Hoyesterett (justices appointed by the
monarch)

Oman:
Supreme Court

note: the nascent civil court system, administered by region, has
non-Islamic judges as well as traditional Islamic judges

Pakistan:
Supreme Court (justices appointed by the president);
Federal Islamic or Shari'a Court

Palau:
Supreme Court; National Court; Court of Common Pleas

Panama:
Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (nine
judges appointed for 10-year terms); five superior courts; three
courts of appeal

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 the Judicial and Legal
Services Commission)

Paraguay:
Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia
(judges appointed on the proposal of the Counsel of Magistrates or
Consejo de la Magistratura)

Peru:
Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (judges
are appointed