The number of female Justices on the Supreme Court has risen to 40 (six out of fifteen Supreme Court Judges).

The fact that neither the Attorney General, who usually represents the State in court proceedings, nor the Supreme Council as respondent filed an appearance before the Supreme Court illustrated that the 13 judges on the Supreme Court were judges in their own cause.

19 judges worked at the Supreme Court, of whom 3 were women.

One of Israel's Supreme Court judges is also an Arab citizen of Israel.

At present all levels of the judiciary, except the Supreme Court, women judges.

The amended constitution expands the constitutional court and the supreme council of judges and prosecutors.

The same applies with even more force to the author's claim, under article 14, that one of the Supreme Court judges who considered the author's challenge of the two Supreme Court judges had been a former colleague of one of these judges in the University of Amsterdam.

6.5 Inasmuch as the second claim is concerned (bias because of the Supreme Court judges' position on the National Insurers Association Supervisory Board), the Committee observes that the author challenged the two Supreme Court judges in question and requested that they recuse themselves.

(a) To observe the evaluation and selection of Supreme Court judges and associate judges in order to confirm that the process is impartial, transparent and credible

It would also be useful to know more about programmes for training Supreme Court judges and, if applicable, other judges in the provisions of the Covenant.

Three of the country's eight Supreme Court judges were women, and the first female President of the District Court had been appointed in May.

5.6 As a remedy, the author claims that the proceedings be revived and a differently composed Supreme Court deal first with the issue of impartiality of the 13 Supreme Court judges who dismissed his complaint.

In his view, there are a number of respected, prominent jurists in Ecuador who would make excellent Supreme Court judges.

Subject matter Revocation of temporary appointment of judge to another post within the judiciary Alleged bias of Supreme Court judges

The report accused government officials of pressuring judges in the country's Supreme Court to overturn a verdict in an inheritance case

The local judicial system is made up of a Superior Court and a Supreme Court led by judges appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Legislature.

Pursuant to a request from judges Herrman and Mijnssen, they were heard by the Supreme Court in the absence of the author.

In the judiciary branch alone, the ratio of female judges at the People's Supreme Court is 22 , provincial courts 27 , district courts 35 .

1.2.2.3.2 Supreme Court

The upcoming presidential appointment of Supreme Court judges, which should take place following the inauguration of the Parliament, offers an opportunity for corrective action.

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(a) The Supreme Court

According to the judgement of the Constitutional Court, the Court decided that the alleged violation of lack of impartiality of the judges was inadmissible due to the author's failure to raise the issue before the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Administrative Court of Finland (, ) is the highest court in the Finnish administrative court system, parallel to the Supreme Court of Finland.

In order to administer the process of evaluating and appointing the new judges and associate judges of the Supreme Court, the new Law on the Organization of the Judiciary provides for the establishment of a Qualifications Committee.

The judges contrasted their opinion with that handed down by the Supreme Court of Canada when it was asked to rule on Quebec s right to secede unilaterally.

Legally cornered, Musharraf has now decided to abandon constitutionality, removing the leading judges of the Supreme Court and provincial high courts and putting curbs on the media.

2.6 On the basis that judges Herrman and Mijnssen of the Supreme Court would not be impartial, the author requested that they recuse themselves from the case.

Apart from the new Supreme Court, the judicial system includes two courts the United States Federal District Court of the Virgin Islands, whose judges are appointed for a 10 year term by the President of the United States and the Territorial Court of the Virgin Islands, whose nine judges are appointed by the Governor.

Women could act as prosecutors, lawyers, and judges and take part in the deliberations of all courts, namely first level court, appellate court, and supreme (cassation) court. Women were also granted equal rights to sue independently and to act as witnesses.

Directorate of Court Operation and Judges

The Supreme Special Court is also the Supreme Electoral Court, judging pleas against the legality of the legislative elections.

The author filed criminal charges against the judges in the Supreme Court, alleging that they had committed an offence by handing down a manifestly unjust decision against him.

The Supreme Court is made up of High Court and Court of Appeals.

Source The People's Supreme Court, 2003

1967 Magistrate in the Supreme Court

1994 Adviser in the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court dismissed his allegations.

Open defiance of Supreme Court order

The Supreme Court dismissed the case.

The AKP then drafted a set of constitutional amendments that would change the composition of the Constitutional Court and of the Supreme Council of Judges and Public Prosecutors, the body that handles the nomination and promotion of judges and prosecutors.

In line with the mandate established in the Law on the Organization of the Judiciary, the Committee adopted rules of procedure spelling out the application, evaluation, interview and appointment process whereby candidates are selected as Supreme Court judges and associate judges.

For its part, the Supreme Court has assumed a lead role in the training of judges through the establishment of the Judicial Education and Training Committee in June 2005.

E. Situation of the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Electoral Court

The number of female Justices on the Supreme Court has risen to 41 (5 out of 12 permanent Supreme Court Justices).