Eric L. Levinson is an American jurist,lawyer,and diplomat. He served on the North Carolina Court of Appeals and the North Carolina Superior Court. He also was the Justice Attache to the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.
The Supreme Court of Ukraine is the highest judicial body in the system of courts of general jurisdiction in Ukraine.
The Judiciary of Russia interprets and applies the law of Russia. It is defined under the Constitution and law with a hierarchical structure with the Constitutional Court and Supreme Court at the apex. The district courts are the primary criminal trial courts,and the regional courts are the primary appellate courts. The judiciary is governed by the All-Russian Congress of Judges and its Council of Judges,and its management is aided by the Judicial Department of the Supreme Court,the Judicial Qualification Collegia,and the Ministry of Justice,and the various courts' chairpersons. And although there are many officers of the court,including jurors,the Prosecutor General remains the most powerful component of the Russian judicial system.
The judicial system of Turkey is defined by Articles 138 to 160 of the Constitution of Turkey.
The Supreme Court of Georgia represents the court of the highest and final administration of justice in the country. It was established in 2005 as the cassation instance court. It is located in Tbilisi,the capital of Georgia,in a building designed by Aleksander Szymkiewicz and built in 1894.
In most legal jurisdictions,a supreme court,also known as a court of last resort,apex court,and highcourt of appeal,is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts. Broadly speaking,the decisions of a supreme court are not subject to further review by any other court. Supreme courts typically function primarily as appellate courts,hearing appeals from decisions of lower trial courts,or from intermediate-level appellate courts.
The Supreme Court of Estonia is the court of last resort in Estonia. It is both a court of cassation and a constitutional court. The courthouse is in Tartu.
The federal government of Iraq is defined under the current Constitution,approved in 2005,as an Islamic,democratic,federal parliamentary republic. The federal government is composed of the executive,legislative,and judicial branches,as well as numerous independent commissions.
The Federal Supreme Court of Iraq is the independent judicial body of Iraq that interprets the constitution and determines the constitutionality of laws and regulations. It acts as a final court of appeals,settles disputes among or between the federal government and the regions and governorates,municipalities,and local administrations,and settles accusations directed against the President,the Prime Minister and the Ministers. It also ratifies the final results of the general elections for the Council of Representatives.
The Supreme Court,earlier known as the Supreme Court of Cassation,is the court of last resort in the Republic of Serbia. It is the court of cassation which reviews and possibly overturns previous rulings made by lower courts. It was established in 1846 by a decree of Prince Aleksandar Karađorđević. In the last 160 years since it was established,the Court has asserted its authority within judiciary in Serbia and beyond. The Supreme Court is today authorized by the Constitution of Serbia and the Law on Organization of Courts.
The judicial system of Syria is a synthesis of Ottoman,French,and Islamic laws. The civil,commercial and criminal codes are primarily based on the French legal practices. Promulgated in 1949,those laws have special provisions sanctioned to limit application of customary law among beduin and religious minorities. The Islamic religious courts continue to function in some parts of the country,but their jurisdiction is limited to issues of personal status,such as marriage,divorce,paternity,custody of children,and inheritance. Nonetheless,in 1955 a personal code pertaining to many aspects of personal status was developed. This law modified and modernized sharia by improving the status of women and clarifying the laws of inheritance.
The Supreme Court of the Republic of Albania is the highest court of Albania and is the final court of appeals in the country's judicial system. It is composed of seventeen judges:the Chief Justice and sixteen Members.
The Judiciary of Bahrain is the court system of Bahrain. It is divided into three branches:the Civil Law Courts,the Criminal Law Courts and the Shari'a Law Courts. The Civil Law Courts deal with all commercial,civil,as well disputes related to the personal status of non-Muslims. The Shari’a Law Courts have jurisdiction over all issues related to the personal status of Muslims.
Mahmoud Mekki is an Egyptian politician who served as the vice president of Egypt from August 2012 to December 2012. He was appointed by President Mohamed Morsi following the 2011 revolution and the 2012 presidential election on 12 August 2012. He was Egypt's first vice president from a civilian background rather than a military one. He resigned from his post on 22 December 2012.
Hassan Ibrahim Humairi is the head of the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council. He has served in this capacity since February 2012.
Adel Abdel-Hamid was the Minister of Justice of Egypt in the interim government of Hazem Al Beblawi. He was appointed and took oath of office before acting President Adly Mansour on 21 July 2013.
The judiciary of Iraq is a branch of the government of Iraq that interprets and applies the laws of Iraq,to ensure equal justice under law,and provides a mechanism for dispute resolution. The judiciary is composed of the Higher Judicial Council,the Supreme Court,the Court of Cassation,the Public Prosecution Department,the Judiciary Oversight Commission,the Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal,the Central Criminal Court and other courts that are regulated by law.
The Supreme Judicial Council of Iraq is the supreme administrative authority responsible for the affairs of the judiciary in Iraq.
The Federal Supreme Court of Ethiopia is the highest court in Ethiopia. It was established by the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia constitution in 1994 and is currently located in Addis Ababa. Article 78 of the Constitution establishes the judiciary and at the top is the FSC. By the Constitution,the Federal Supreme Court has "the power of cassation over any final court decision containing a basic error of law". In 2018,Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed appointed Meaza Ashenafi to be the first female president 0f the Federal Supreme Court. Solomon Areda Waktolla was appointed as Vice President of the Federal Supreme Court. Both were resigned by the Parliament on 17 January 2023,and replaced by Tewdros Mihret and Abeba Embiale as Chief Justice and Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme Court respectively.
Sayyid Muhammad-Husayn Muhammad-Ali Nasrallah is an Iraqi judge,prosecutor,and served as the president of Court of Appeal for four different Iraqi provinces. He retired in May 2014. He is currently a Law Representative for Pillsbury Global in Iraq and the chief of the Nasrallah family.
