e: there is also a Supreme Court in north Cyprus
Czech Republic
Supreme Court; Constitutional Court; chairman and
deputy chairmen are appointed by the president for a 10-year term
Denmark
Supreme Court (judges are appointed by the monarch for life)
Djibouti
Supreme Court or Cour Supreme
Dominica
Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, consisting of the Court of
Appeal and the High Court (located in Saint Lucia; one of the six
judges must reside in Dominica and preside over the Court of Summary
Jurisdiction)
Dominican Republic
Supreme Court or Corte Suprema (judges are
appointed by a the National Judicial Council comprised of the
President, the leaders of both chambers of congress, the President
of the Supreme Court, and an opposition or non-governing party
member)
East Timor
Supreme Court of Justice - constitution calls for one
judge to be appointed by National Parliament and rest appointed by
Superior Council for Judiciary; note - until Supreme Court is
established, Court of Appeals is highest court
Ecuador
Supreme Court or Corte Suprema; note - per the Constitution,
new justices are elected by the full Supreme Court; In December
2004, however, Congress successfully replaced the entire court via a
simple-majority resolution
Egypt
Supreme Constitutional Court
El Salvador
Supreme Court or Corte Suprema (judges are selected by
the Legislative Assembly)
Equatorial Guinea
Supreme Tribunal
Eritrea
High Court - regional, subregional, and village courts; also
have military and special courts
Estonia
National Court (chairman appointed by Parliament for life)
Ethiopia
Federal Supreme Court (the president and vice president of
the Federal Supreme Court are recommended by the prime minister and
appointed by the House of People's Representatives; for other
federal judges, the prime minister submits to the House of People's
Representatives for appointment candidates selected by the Federal
Judicial Administrative Council)
European Union
European Court of Justice (ensures that the treaties
are interpreted and applied correctly) - 25 Justices (one from each
member state) appointed for a six-year term; note - for the sake of
efficiency, the court can sit with 11 justices known as the "Grand
Chamber"; Court of First Instance - 25 justices appointed for a
six-year term
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Supreme Court
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