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Judicial branch Sudan, in 36 editions.
The entry for Sudan published Judicial branch in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 11 editions. Each is shown as published. Judicial branch in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 11
- 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 2024Supreme Court, Special Revolutionary Courts Chief of State and Head of Government--Revolutionary Command Council Chairman and Prime Minister Brig. Gen. Umar Hasan Ahmad al-BASHIR (since 30 June 1989); Deputy Chairman of the Command Council and Deputy Prime Minister Brig. Gen. al-Zubayr Muhammad SALIH (since 9 July 1989)
Supreme Court, Special Revolutionary Courts Chief of State and Head of Government--Revolutionary Command Council Chairman and Prime Minister Brig. Gen. Umar Hasan Ahmad al-BASHIR (since 30 June 1989); Deputy Chairman of the Command Council and Deputy Prime Minister Brig. Gen. al-Zubayr Muhammad SALIH (since 9 July 1989)
Supreme Court, Special Revolutionary Courts Chief of State and Head of Government--Revolutionary Command Council Chairman and Prime Minister Lt. Gen. Umar Hasan Ahmad al-BASHIR (since 30 June 1989); Deputy Chairman of the Command Council and Deputy Prime Minister Maj. Gen. al-Zubayr Muhammad SALIH Ahmed (since 9 July 1989)
Supreme Court, Special Revolutionary Courts Chief of State and Head of Government--Revolutionary Command Council Chairman and Prime Minister Brig. Lt. Gen. Umar Hasan Ahmad al-BASHIR (since 30 June 1989); Deputy Chairman of the Command Council and Deputy Prime Minister Brig. Maj. Gen. al-Zubayr Muhammad SALIH Ahmed (since 9 July 1989)
The same text in 4 editions, 1992 to 1995.
Supreme Court, Special Revolutionary Courts
Rewritten: too little of the 1991 text remains to mark the changes.
Supreme Court, Special Revolutionary Courts
The same text in 10 editions, 1996 to 2005.
Supreme Court; Special Revolutionary Courts
Supreme Court, Court; Special Revolutionary Courts
The same text in 7 editions, 2006 to 2012.
- Constitutional Court of nine justices;
- National Supreme Court;
- National Courts of Appeal;
- other national courts;
- National Judicial Service Commission will undertake overall management of the National Judiciary
Constitutional Court of nine justices; National Supreme Court; Special Revolutionary National Courts of Appeal; other national courts; National Judicial Service Commission will undertake overall management of the National Judiciary
The same text in 2013 and 2014.
- highest court(s):
- National Supreme Court (consists of 70 judges organized into panels of 3 judges; court includes 4 circuits that operate outside the capital);
- Constitutional Court (consists of 9 justices including the court president);
- note - the Constitutional Court resides outside the national judiciary
- judge selection and term of office:
- National Supreme Court and Constitutional Court judges appointed by the president of the republic upon the recommendation of the National Judicial Service Commission, an independent body chaired by the chief justice of the republic and members including other judges and judicial and legal officials;
- Supreme Court judge tenure NA;
- Constitutional Court judges appointed for 7 years
- subordinate courts:
- National Court of Appeals;
- other national courts (not specified in the 2005 Interim National Constitution as to national or local authority);
- township and rural (peoples') courts
Rewritten: too little of the 2012 text remains to mark the changes.
highest court(s):
National Supreme Court (consists of 70 judges organized into panels of 3 judges; court includes 4 circuits that operate outside the capital); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 justices including the court president); note - the Constitutional Court resides outside the national judiciary
judge selection and term of office:
National Supreme Court and Constitutional Court judges appointed by the president of the republic upon the recommendation of the National Judicial Service Commission, an independent body chaired by the chief justice of the republic and members including other judges and judicial and legal officials; Supreme Court judge tenure NA; Constitutional Court judges appointed for 7 years
subordinate courts:
National Court of Appeals; other national courts (not specified in the 2005 Interim National Constitution as to national or local authority); township and rural (peoples') courts
- highest court(s):
- National Supreme Court (consists of 70 judges organized into panels of 3 judges; court includes 4 circuits that operate outside the capital);
- Constitutional Court (consists of 9 justices including the court president);
- note - the Constitutional Court resides outside the national judiciary
- judge selection and term of office:
- National Supreme Court and Constitutional Court judges appointed by the president of the republic upon the recommendation of the National Judicial Service Commission, an independent body chaired by the chief justice of the republic and members including other judges and judicial and legal officials;
- Supreme Court judge tenure NA;
- Constitutional Court judges appointed for 7 years
- subordinate courts:
- National Court of Appeals;
- other national courts (not specified in the 2005 Interim National Constitution as to national or local authority);
- township and rural (peoples') courts
highest court(s):
judge selection and term of office:
subordinate courts:
The same text in 2016 and 2017.
- highest court(s):
- National Supreme Court (consists of 70 judges organized into panels of 3 judges and includes 4 circuits that operate outside the capital);
- Constitutional Court (consists of 9 justices including the court president);
- note - the Constitutional Court resides outside the national judiciary
- judge selection and term of office:
- National Supreme Court and Constitutional Court judges appointed by the president of the republic upon the recommendation of the National Judicial Service Commission, an independent body chaired by the chief justice of the republic and members including other judges and judicial and legal officials;
- Supreme Court judge tenure NA;
- Constitutional Court judges appointed for 7 years
- subordinate courts:
- Court of Appeal;
- other national courts;
- public courts;
- district, town, and rural courts
highest court(s): National Supreme Court (consists of 70 judges organized into panels of 3 judges; court judges and includes 4 circuits that operate outside the capital); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 justices including the court president); note - the Constitutional Court resides outside the national judiciary
judge selection and term of office: National Supreme Court and Constitutional Court judges appointed by the president of the republic upon the recommendation of the National Judicial Service Commission, an independent body chaired by the chief justice of the republic and members including other judges and judicial and legal officials; Supreme Court judge tenure NA; Constitutional Court judges appointed for 7 years
subordinate courts: National Court of Appeals; Appeal; other national courts (not specified in the 2005 Interim National Constitution as to national or local authority); township courts; public courts; district, town, and rural (peoples') courts
- highest courts:
- National Supreme Court (consists of 70 judges organized into panels of 3 judges and includes 4 circuits that operate outside the capital);
- Constitutional Court (consists of 9 justices including the court president);
- note - the Constitutional Court resides outside the national judiciary
- judge selection and term of office:
- National Supreme Court and Constitutional Court judges appointed by the president of the republic upon the recommendation of the National Judicial Service Commission, an independent body, chaired by the chief justice, and other judges and judicial and legal officials;
- Supreme Court judge tenure NA;
- Constitutional Court judges serve for 7 years
- subordinate courts:
- Court of Appeal;
- other national courts;
- public courts;
- district, town, and rural courts
highest court(s): courts: National Supreme Court (consists of 70 judges organized into panels of 3 judges and includes 4 circuits that operate outside the capital); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 justices including the court president); note - the Constitutional Court resides outside the national judiciary
judge selection and term of office: National Supreme Court and Constitutional Court judges appointed by the president of the republic upon the recommendation of the National Judicial Service Commission, an independent body body, chaired by the chief justice of the republic justice, and members including other judges and judicial and legal officials; Supreme Court judge tenure NA; Constitutional Court judges appointed serve for 7 years
subordinate courts: Court of Appeal; other national courts; public courts; district, town, and rural courts
The same text in 3 editions, 2019 to 2021.
- highest courts:
- National Supreme Court (consists of 70 judges organized into panels of 3 judges and includes 4 circuits that operate outside the capital);
- Constitutional Court (consists of 9 justices including the court president);
- note - the Constitutional Court resides outside the national judiciary
- judge selection and term of office:
- National Supreme Court and Constitutional Court judges selected by the Supreme Judicial Council, which replaced the National Judicial Service Commission upon enactment of the Draft Constitutional Charter for the 2019 Transitional Period
- subordinate courts:
- Court of Appeal;
- other national courts;
- public courts;
- district, town, and rural courts
highest courts: National Supreme Court (consists of 70 judges organized into panels of 3 judges and includes 4 circuits that operate outside the capital); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 justices including the court president); note - the Constitutional Court resides outside the national judiciary
judge selection and term of office: National Supreme Court and Constitutional Court judges appointed selected by the president of the republic upon the recommendation of Supreme Judicial Council, which replaced the National Judicial Service Commission, an independent body, chaired by Commission upon enactment of the chief justice, and other judges and judicial and legal officials; Supreme Court judge tenure NA; Draft Constitutional Court judges serve Charter for 7 years the 2019 Transitional Period
subordinate courts: Court of Appeal; other national courts; public courts; district, town, and rural courts
The same text in 3 editions, 2022 to 2024.
- highest court(s):
- National Supreme Court (consists of 70 judges organized into panels of 3 judges and includes 4 circuits that operate outside the capital);
- Constitutional Court (consists of 9 justices including the court president);
- note - the Constitutional Court resides outside the national judiciary and has not been appointed since the signature of the 2019 Constitutional Declaration
- judge selection and term of office:
- National Supreme Court and Constitutional Court judges selected by the Supreme Judicial Council, which replaced the National Judicial Service Commission upon enactment of the 2019 Constitutional Declaration
- subordinate courts:
- Court of Appeal;
- other national courts;
- public courts;
- district, town, and rural courts
highest courts: court(s): National Supreme Court (consists of 70 judges organized into panels of 3 judges and includes 4 circuits that operate outside the capital); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 justices including the court president); note - the Constitutional Court resides outside the national judiciary and has not been appointed since the signature of the 2019 Constitutional Declaration
judge selection and term of office: National Supreme Court and Constitutional Court judges selected by the Supreme Judicial Council, which replaced the National Judicial Service Commission upon enactment of the Draft Constitutional Charter for the 2019 Transitional Period Constitutional Declaration
subordinate courts: Court of Appeal; other national courts; public courts; district, town, and rural courts
- highest court(s):
- National Supreme Court (consists of 70 judges organized into panels of 3 judges and includes 4 circuits that operate outside the capital);
- a Constitutional Court was required in the 2019 Constitutional Declaration, but it has yet to be implemented
- judge selection and term of office:
- National Supreme Court and Constitutional Court judges selected by the Supreme Judicial Council
- subordinate courts:
- Court of Appeal;
- other national courts;
- public courts;
- district, town, and rural courts
highest court(s): National Supreme Court (consists of 70 judges organized into panels of 3 judges and includes 4 circuits that operate outside the capital); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 justices including the court president); note - the a Constitutional Court resides outside the national judiciary and has not been appointed since the signature of was required in the 2019 Constitutional Declaration Declaration, but it has yet to be implemented
judge selection and term of office: National Supreme Court and Constitutional Court judges selected by the Supreme Judicial Council, which replaced the National Judicial Service Commission upon enactment of the 2019 Constitutional Declaration Council
subordinate courts: Court of Appeal; other national courts; public courts; district, town, and rural courts
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Sudan: Judicial branch.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/sudan/judicial-branch.