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Judicial branch Ethiopia, in 36 editions.
The entry for Ethiopia published Judicial branch in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 12 editions. Each is shown as published. Judicial branch in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 12
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Judicial branch” (1990 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024- Supreme Court Chief of State--President MENGISTU Haile-Mariam (Chairman from 11 September 1977 until becoming President on 10 September 1987);
- Vice President FISSEHA Desta (since 10 September 1987);
- Head of Government--Prime Minister (Acting) and Deputy Prime Minister HAILU Yimenu (since 7 November 1989);
- Deputy Prime Minister WOLLE Chekol (since 21 November 1989);
- Deputy Prime Minister ALEMU Abebe (since 10 September 1987);
- Deputy Prime Minister TESFAYE Dinka (since 10 September 1987);
- Deputy Prime Minister ASHAGRE Yigletu (since 21 November 1989)
Supreme Court Chief of State--President MENGISTU Haile-Mariam (Chairman from 11 September 1977 until becoming President on 10 September 1987); Vice President FISSEHA Desta (since 10 September 1987); Head of Government--Prime Minister (Acting) and Deputy Prime Minister HAILU Yimenu (since 7 November 1989); Deputy Prime Minister WOLLE Chekol (since 21 November 1989); Deputy Prime Minister ALEMU Abebe (since 10 September 1987); Deputy Prime Minister TESFAYE Dinka (since 10 September 1987); Deputy Prime Minister ASHAGRE Yigletu (since 21 November 1989)
Supreme Court Chief of State--Interim President Meles ZENAWI (since 1 June 1991); Head of Government--Acting Prime Minister Tamrat LAYNE (since 6 June 1991)
Rewritten: too little of the 1990 text remains to mark the changes.
Supreme Court Chief of State--Interim President Meles ZENAWI (since 1 June 1991); Head of Government--Acting Prime Minister Tamrat LAYNE (since 6 June 1991)
The same text in 4 editions, 1992 to 1995.
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Chief of State--Interim President Meles ZENAWI (since 1 June 1991); Head of Government--Acting Prime Minister Tamrat LAYNE (since 6 June 1991)
The same text in 3 editions, 1996 to 1998.
Supreme Court, judges are elected by the national legislature
Supreme Court Court, judges are elected by the national
legislature
- 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 candidates selected by the Federal Judicial Administrative Council to the House of People's Representatives for appointment
Rewritten: too little of the 1998 text remains to mark the changes.
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 candidates selected
by the Federal Judicial Administrative Council to the House of
People's Representatives for appointment
- 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 candidates selected by the Federal Judicial Administrative Council to the House of People's Representatives for appointment
Federal Supreme Court; the president and vice
The same text in 12 editions, 2001 to 2012.
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)
Federal Supreme Court; the 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 candidates selected by the Federal Judicial Administrative Council to the House of People's Representatives for appointment candidates selected by the Federal Judicial Administrative Council)
The same text in 2013 and 2014.
- highest court(s):
Federal Supreme Court or Supreme Imperial Court (consists of 11 judges)
note - the Federal Supreme Court has jurisdiction for all constitutional issues
- judge selection and term of office:
- president and vice president of Federal Supreme Court nominated by the prime minister and appointed by the House of People's Representatives;
- other Supreme Court judges nominated by the Federal Judicial Administrative Council and appointed by the House of People's Representatives;
- judges serve until retirement at age 60
- subordinate courts:
- federal high courts and federal courts of first instance;
- state court systems (mirror structure of federal system);
- sharia courts and customary and traditional courts
Rewritten: too little of the 2012 text remains to mark the changes.
highest court(s):
Federal Supreme Court or Supreme Imperial Court (consists of 11 judges)
note - the Federal Supreme Court has jurisdiction for all constitutional issues
judge selection and term of office:
president and vice president of Federal Supreme Court nominated by the prime minister and appointed by the House of People's Representatives; other Supreme Court judges nominated by the Federal Judicial Administrative Council and appointed by the House of People's Representatives; judges serve until retirement at age 60
subordinate courts:
federal high courts and federal courts of first instance; state court systems (mirror structure of federal system); sharia courts and customary and traditional courts
The same text in 2015 and 2016.
- highest court(s):
- Federal Supreme Court or Supreme Imperial Court (consists of 11 judges); note - the Federal Supreme Court has jurisdiction for all constitutional issues
- judge selection and term of office:
- president and vice president of Federal Supreme Court nominated by the prime minister and appointed by the House of People's Representatives;
- other Supreme Court judges nominated by the Federal Judicial Administrative Council and appointed by the House of People's Representatives;
- judges serve until retirement at age 60
- subordinate courts:
- federal high courts and federal courts of first instance;
- state court systems (mirror structure of federal system);
- sharia courts and customary and traditional courts
highest court(s):judges)judges); note - the Federal Supreme Court has jurisdiction for all constitutional issues
judge selection and term of office:
subordinate courts:
- highest court(s):
- Federal Supreme Court (consists of 11 judges); note - the House of Federation has jurisdiction for all constitutional issues
- judge selection and term of office:
- president and vice president of Federal Supreme Court recommended by the prime minister and appointed by the House of People's Representatives;
- other Supreme Court judges nominated by the Federal Judicial Administrative Council (a 10-member body chaired by the president of the Federal Supreme Court) and appointed by the House of People's Representatives;
- judges serve until retirement at age 60
- subordinate courts:
- federal high courts and federal courts of first instance;
- state court systems (mirror structure of federal system);
- sharia courts and customary and traditional courts
highest court(s): Federal Supreme Court or Supreme Imperial Court (consists of 11 judges); note - the Federal Supreme Court House of Federation has jurisdiction for all constitutional issues
judge selection and term of office: president and vice president of Federal Supreme Court nominated recommended by the prime minister and appointed by the House of People's Representatives; other Supreme Court judges nominated by the Federal Judicial Administrative Council (a 10-member body chaired by the president of the Federal Supreme Court) and appointed by the House of People's Representatives; judges serve until retirement at age 60
subordinate courts: federal high courts and federal courts of first instance; state court systems (mirror structure of federal system); sharia courts and customary and traditional courts
The same text in 4 editions, 2018 to 2021.
- highest courts:
- Federal Supreme Court (consists of 11 judges); note - the House of Federation has jurisdiction for all constitutional issues
- judge selection and term of office:
- president and vice president of Federal Supreme Court recommended by the prime minister and appointed by the House of People's Representatives;
- other Supreme Court judges nominated by the Federal Judicial Administrative Council (a 10-member body chaired by the president of the Federal Supreme Court) and appointed by the House of People's Representatives;
- judges serve until retirement at age 60
- subordinate courts:
- federal high courts and federal courts of first instance;
- state court systems (mirror structure of federal system);
- sharia courts and customary and traditional courts
highest court(s): courts: Federal Supreme Court (consists of 11 judges); note - the House of Federation has jurisdiction for all constitutional issues
judge selection and term of office: president and vice president of Federal Supreme Court recommended by the prime minister and appointed by the House of People's Representatives; other Supreme Court judges nominated by the Federal Judicial Administrative Council (a 10-member body chaired by the president of the Federal Supreme Court) and appointed by the House of People's Representatives; judges serve until retirement at age 60
subordinate courts: federal high courts and federal courts of first instance; state court systems (mirror structure of federal system); sharia courts and customary and traditional courts
The same text in 3 editions, 2022 to 2024.
- highest court(s):
- Federal Supreme Court (consists of 11 judges); note - the House of Federation has jurisdiction for all constitutional issues
- judge selection and term of office:
- president and vice president of Federal Supreme Court recommended by the prime minister and appointed by the House of People's Representatives;
- other Supreme Court judges nominated by the Federal Judicial Administrative Council (a 10-member body chaired by the president of the Federal Supreme Court) and appointed by the House of People's Representatives;
- judges serve until retirement at age 60
- subordinate courts:
- federal high courts and federal courts of first instance;
- state court systems (mirror structure of federal system);
- sharia courts and customary and traditional courts
highest courts: court(s): Federal Supreme Court (consists of 11 judges); note - the House of Federation has jurisdiction for all constitutional issues
judge selection and term of office: president and vice president of Federal Supreme Court recommended by the prime minister and appointed by the House of People's Representatives; other Supreme Court judges nominated by the Federal Judicial Administrative Council (a 10-member body chaired by the president of the Federal Supreme Court) and appointed by the House of People's Representatives; judges serve until retirement at age 60
subordinate courts: federal high courts and federal courts of first instance; state court systems (mirror structure of federal system); sharia courts and customary and traditional courts
- highest court(s):
- Federal Supreme Court (consists of 11 judges)
- judge selection and term of office:
- president and vice president of Federal Supreme Court recommended by the prime minister and appointed by the House of People's Representatives;
- other Supreme Court judges nominated by the Federal Judicial Administrative Council (a 10-member body chaired by the president of the Federal Supreme Court) and appointed by the House of People's Representatives;
- judges serve until retirement at age 60
- subordinate courts:
- federal high courts and federal courts of first instance;
- state court systems (mirror structure of federal system);
- sharia courts and customary and traditional courts
note: the House of Federation has jurisdiction for all constitutional issues
highest court(s): Federal Supreme Court (consists of 11 judges); note - the House of Federation has jurisdiction for all constitutional issues judges)
judge selection and term of office: president and vice president of Federal Supreme Court recommended by the prime minister and appointed by the House of People's Representatives; other Supreme Court judges nominated by the Federal Judicial Administrative Council (a 10-member body chaired by the president of the Federal Supreme Court) and appointed by the House of People's Representatives; judges serve until retirement at age 60
subordinate courts: federal high courts and federal courts of first instance; state court systems (mirror structure of federal system); sharia courts and customary and traditional courts
note: the House of Federation has jurisdiction for all constitutional issues
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Ethiopia: Judicial branch.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/ethiopia/judicial-branch.