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Judicial branch Lithuania, in 34 editions.
The entry for Lithuania published Judicial branch in 34 editions of 34, from 1992 to 2025. The text changed in 18 editions. Each is shown as published. Judicial branch in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 18
- the first edition with it
- 1992
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Judicial branch” (1992 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024- Supreme Court;
- Court of Appeals;
- district and city courts;
- Procurator General of Lithuania
Supreme Court; Court of Appeals; district and city courts; Procurator
General of Lithuania
The same text in 3 editions, 1993 to 1995.
Supreme Court, Court of Appeals
Supreme Court; Court, Court of Appeals; district and city courts; Procurator Appeals
General of Lithuania
- Supreme Court,
- judges appointed by the Seimas;
- Court of Appeal,
- judges appointed by the Seimas
Supreme Court, judges appointed by the Seimas;
Court of Appeals Appeal, judges appointed by the Seimas
The same text in 1997 and 1998.
- Supreme Court,
- judges appointed by the Parliament;
- Court of Appeal,
- judges appointed by the Parliament
Supreme Court, judges appointed by the Seimas; Parliament;
Court of Appeal, judges appointed by the Seimas Parliament
- Supreme Court,
- judges appointed by the Parliament;
- Court of Appeal,
- judges appointed by the Parliament
Supreme Court, judges appointed by the Parliament;
Parliament; Court of Appeal, judges appointed by the Parliament
- Supreme Court,
- judges appointed by the Parliament;
- Court of Appeal,
- judges appointed by the Parliament
Supreme Court, judges appointed by the
- Supreme Court;
- Court of Appeal;
- judges for both courts appointed by the Parliament
Supreme Court, judges appointed by the Parliament; Court; Court of Appeal, Appeal; judges for both courts appointed by the Parliament
The same text in 6 editions, 2002 to 2007.
- Constitutional Court;
- Supreme Court;
- Court of Appeal;
- judges for all courts appointed by the President
Constitutional Court; Supreme Court; Court of Appeal; judges for both all courts appointed by the Parliament President
The same text in 4 editions, 2008 to 2011.
- Constitutional Court;
- Supreme Court;
- Court of Appeal;
- judges for all courts appointed by the president
Constitutional Court; Supreme Court; Court of Appeal; judges for all courts appointed by the President president
- Constitutional Court;
- Supreme Court;
- Court of Appeal;
- judges for all courts appointed by the president, with Seimas approval required for judges on the Constitutional Court and Supreme Court
Constitutional Court; Supreme Court; Court of Appeal; judges for all courts appointed by the president president, with Seimas approval required for judges on the Constitutional Court and Supreme Court
The same text in 2013 and 2014.
- highest court(s):
- Supreme Court (consists of 37 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Supreme Court judges nominated by the president and appointed by the Seimas;
- judges serve 5-year renewable terms;
- Constitutional Court judges selected by Seimas from among nominations by the president, by the Seimas chairperson, and Supreme Court chairperson;
- judges serve 9-year, nonrenewable terms;
- note - one-third of court judges reconstituted every 3 years
- subordinate courts:
- Court of Appeals; district and local courts
Rewritten: too little of the 2012 text remains to mark the changes.
highest court(s):
Supreme Court (consists of 37 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges)
judge selection and term of office:
Supreme Court judges nominated by the president and appointed by the Seimas; judges serve 5-year renewable terms; Constitutional Court judges selected by Seimas from among nominations by the president, by the Seimas chairperson, and Supreme Court chairperson; judges serve 9-year, nonrenewable terms; note - one-third of court judges reconstituted every 3 years
subordinate courts:
Court of Appeals; district and local courts
- highest court(s):
- Supreme Court (consists of 37 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Supreme Court judges nominated by the president and appointed by the Seimas;
- judges serve 5-year renewable terms;
- Constitutional Court judges selected by the Seimas from among nominations by the president, by the Seimas chairperson, and Supreme Court chairperson;
- judges serve 9-year, nonrenewable terms;
- note - one-third of court judges reconstituted every 3 years
- subordinate courts:
- Court of Appeals; district and local courts
highest court(s):
judge selection and term of office:
subordinate courts:
- highest court(s):
- Supreme Court (consists of 37 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Supreme Court judges nominated by the president and appointed by the Seimas;
- judges serve 5-year renewable terms;
- Constitutional Court judges selected by the Seimas from among nominations by the president, by the Seimas chairperson, and Supreme Court chairperson;
- judges serve 9-year, nonrenewable terms;
- one-third of membership reconstituted every 3 years
- subordinate courts:
- Court of Appeals; district and local courts
highest court(s): Supreme Court (consists of 37 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges)
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court judges nominated by the president and appointed by the Seimas; judges serve 5-year renewable terms; Constitutional Court judges selected by the Seimas from among nominations by the president, by the Seimas chairperson, and Supreme Court chairperson; judges serve 9-year, nonrenewable terms; note - one-third of court judges membership reconstituted every 3 years
subordinate courts: Court of Appeals; district and local courts
- highest court(s):
- Supreme Court (consists of 37 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Supreme Court judges nominated by the president and appointed by the Seimas;
- judges serve 5-year renewable terms;
- Constitutional Court judges appointed by the Seimas from nominations - three each by the president of the republic, by the Seimas chairperson, and by the Supreme Court president;
- judges serve 9-year, nonrenewable terms;
- one-third of membership reconstituted every 3 years
- subordinate courts:
- Court of Appeals; district and local courts
highest court(s): Supreme Court (consists of 37 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges)
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court judges nominated by the president and appointed by the Seimas; judges serve 5-year renewable terms; Constitutional Court judges selected appointed by the Seimas from among nominations - three each by the president, president of the republic, by the Seimas chairperson, and by the Supreme Court chairperson; president; judges serve 9-year, nonrenewable terms; one-third of membership reconstituted every 3 years
subordinate courts: Court of Appeals; district and local courts
- highest courts:
- Supreme Court (consists of 37 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Supreme Court judges nominated by the president and appointed by the Seimas;
- judges serve 5-year renewable terms;
- Constitutional Court judges appointed by the Seimas from nominations - three each by the president of the republic, by the Seimas chairperson, and by the Supreme Court president;
- judges serve 9-year, nonrenewable terms;
- one-third of membership reconstituted every 3 years
- subordinate courts:
- Court of Appeals; district and local courts
highest court(s): courts: Supreme Court (consists of 37 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges)
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court judges nominated by the president and appointed by the Seimas; judges serve 5-year renewable terms; Constitutional Court judges appointed by the Seimas from nominations - three each by the president of the republic, by the Seimas chairperson, and by the Supreme Court president; judges serve 9-year, nonrenewable terms; one-third of membership reconstituted every 3 years
subordinate courts: Court of Appeals; district and local courts
The same text in 3 editions, 2019 to 2021.
- highest courts:
- Supreme Court (consists of 37 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Supreme Court judges nominated by the president and appointed by the Seimas;
- judges serve 5-year renewable terms;
- Constitutional Court judges appointed by the Seimas from nominations - 3 each by the president of the republic, the Seimas chairperson, and the Supreme Court president;
- judges serve 9-year, nonrenewable terms;
- one-third of membership reconstituted every 3 years
- subordinate courts:
- Court of Appeals; district and local courts
highest courts: Supreme Court (consists of 37 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges)
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court judges nominated by the president and appointed by the Seimas; judges serve 5-year renewable terms; Constitutional Court judges appointed by the Seimas from nominations - three 3 each by the president of the republic, by the Seimas chairperson, and by the Supreme Court president; judges serve 9-year, nonrenewable terms; one-third of membership reconstituted every 3 years
subordinate courts: Court of Appeals; district and local courts
The same text in 2022 and 2023.
- highest court(s):
- Supreme Court (consists of 37 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Supreme Court judges nominated by the president and appointed by the Seimas;
- judges serve 5-year renewable terms;
- Constitutional Court judges appointed by the Seimas from nominations - 3 each by the president of the republic, the Seimas chairperson, and the Supreme Court president;
- judges serve 9-year, nonrenewable terms;
- one-third of membership reconstituted every 3 years
- subordinate courts:
- Court of Appeals; district and local courts
highest courts: court(s): Supreme Court (consists of 37 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges)
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court judges nominated by the president and appointed by the Seimas; judges serve 5-year renewable terms; Constitutional Court judges appointed by the Seimas from nominations - 3 each by the president of the republic, the Seimas chairperson, and the Supreme Court president; judges serve 9-year, nonrenewable terms; one-third of membership reconstituted every 3 years
subordinate courts: Court of Appeals; district and local courts
- highest court(s):
- Supreme Court (consists of 37 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Supreme Court judges nominated by the president and appointed by the Seimas;
- judges serve 5-year renewable terms;
- Constitutional Court judges appointed by the Seimas from nominations - 3 each by the president of the republic, the Seimas speaker, and the Supreme Court president;
- judges serve 9-year, nonrenewable terms;
- one-third of membership reconstituted every 3 years
- subordinate courts:
- Court of Appeals; district and local courts
highest court(s): Supreme Court (consists of 37 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges)
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court judges nominated by the president and appointed by the Seimas; judges serve 5-year renewable terms; Constitutional Court judges appointed by the Seimas from nominations - 3 each by the president of the republic, the Seimas chairperson, speaker, and the Supreme Court president; judges serve 9-year, nonrenewable terms; one-third of membership reconstituted every 3 years
subordinate courts: Court of Appeals; district and local courts
- highest court(s):
- Supreme Court (consists of 37 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Supreme Court judges nominated by the president and appointed by the Seimas;
- judges serve 5-year renewable terms;
- Constitutional Court judges appointed by the Seimas from nominations - 3 each by the president of the republic, the Seimas speaker, and the Supreme Court president;
- judges serve 9-year, nonrenewable terms;
- one third of membership reconstituted every 3 years
- subordinate courts:
- Court of Appeals; district and local courts
highest court(s): Supreme Court (consists of 37 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges)
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court judges nominated by the president and appointed by the Seimas; judges serve 5-year renewable terms; Constitutional Court judges appointed by the Seimas from nominations - 3 each by the president of the republic, the Seimas speaker, and the Supreme Court president; judges serve 9-year, nonrenewable terms; one-third one third of membership reconstituted every 3 years
subordinate courts: Court of Appeals; district and local courts
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Lithuania: Judicial branch.” The World Factbook, 1992–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/lithuania/judicial-branch.