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Judicial branch Sweden, in 36 editions.
The entry for Sweden published Judicial branch in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 15 editions. Each is shown as published. Judicial branch in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 15
- 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 (Hogsta Domstolen) Chief of State--King CARL XVI Gustaf (since 19 September 1973);
- Heir Apparent Princess VICTORIA Ingrid Alice Desiree, daughter of the King (born 14 July 1977);
- Head of Government--Prime Minister Ingvar CARLSSON (since 12 March 1986);
- Deputy Prime Minister Kjell-Olof FELDT (since NA March 1986)
Supreme Court (Hogsta Domstolen) Chief of State--King CARL XVI Gustaf (since 19 September 1973); Heir Apparent Princess VICTORIA Ingrid Alice Desiree, daughter of the King (born 14 July 1977); Head of Government--Prime Minister Ingvar CARLSSON (since 12 March 1986); Deputy Prime Minister Kjell-Olof FELDT (since NA March 1986)
- Supreme Court (Hogsta Domstolen) Chief of State--King CARL XVI Gustaf (since 19 September 1973);
- Heir Apparent Princess VICTORIA Ingrid Alice Desiree, daughter of the King (born 14 July 1977);
- Head of Government--Prime Minister Carl BILDT (since 3 October 1991) ruling four-party coalition consists of the Moderate Party (conservative), Carl BILDT;
- Liberal People's Party, Bengt WESTERBERG;
- Center Party, Olof JOHANSSON;
- and the Christian Democratic Party, Alf SVENSSON;
- Social Democratic Party, Ingvar CARLSSON;
- New Democracy Party, Count Ian WACHMEISTER;
- Left Party (VP; Communist), Lars WERNER;
- Swedish Communist Party (SKP), Rune PETTERSSON;
- Communist Workers' Party, Rolf HAGEL;
- Green Party, no formal leader
Rewritten: too little of the 1990 text remains to mark the changes.
Supreme Court (Hogsta Domstolen) Chief of State--King CARL XVI Gustaf (since 19 September 1973); Heir Apparent Princess VICTORIA Ingrid Alice Desiree, daughter of the King (born 14 July 1977); Head of Government--Prime Minister Carl BILDT (since 3 October 1991) ruling four-party coalition consists of the Moderate Party (conservative), Carl BILDT; Liberal People's Party, Bengt WESTERBERG; Center Party, Olof JOHANSSON; and the Christian Democratic Party, Alf SVENSSON; Social Democratic Party, Ingvar CARLSSON; New Democracy Party, Count Ian WACHMEISTER; Left Party (VP; Communist), Lars WERNER; Swedish Communist Party (SKP), Rune PETTERSSON; Communist Workers' Party, Rolf HAGEL; Green Party, no formal leader
The same text in 4 editions, 1992 to 1995.
Supreme Court (Hogsta Domstolen)
Rewritten: too little of the 1991 text remains to mark the changes.
Supreme Court (Hogsta Domstolen)
Supreme Court (Hogsta Domstolen), judges are appointed by the government (prime minister and cabinet)
Supreme Court (Hogsta Domstolen) Domstolen), judges are
appointed by the government (prime minister and cabinet)
The same text in 3 editions, 1997 to 1999.
Supreme Court or Hogsta Domstolen, judges are appointed by the government (prime minister and cabinet)
Supreme Court (Hogsta Domstolen), or Hogsta Domstolen, judges are
appointed by the government (prime minister and cabinet)
Supreme Court or Hogsta Domstolen, judges are appointed by the government (prime minister and cabinet)
Supreme Court or Hogsta Domstolen, judges are
The same text in 11 editions, 2001 to 2011.
Supreme Court or Hogsta Domstolen (judges are appointed by the prime minister and the cabinet)
Supreme Court or Hogsta Domstolen, judges Domstolen (judges are appointed by the government (prime prime minister and the cabinet)
Supreme Court or Hogsta Domstolen; Supreme Administrative Court note: the Supreme Court is the highest court of general jurisdiction and the Supreme Administrative Court is the highest administrative court
Supreme Court or Hogsta Domstolen (judges are appointed by Domstolen; Supreme Administrative Court note: the prime minister Supreme Court is the highest court of general jurisdiction and the cabinet) Supreme Administrative Court is the highest administrative court
The same text in 2013 and 2014.
- highest court(s):
- Supreme Court of Sweden (consists of 16 justices including the court chairman; Supreme Administrative Court (consists of 18 justices including the court president)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Supreme Court and Supreme Administrative Court justices nominated by the Board of Judges, a 9-member nominating body consisting of high-level judges, prosecutors, and members of Parliament;
- justices appointed by the Government;
- following a probationary period, justices' appointments are permanent
- subordinate courts:
- first instance and appellate general and administrative courts;
- specialized courts that handle cases such as land and environment, immigration, labor, markets, and patents
Rewritten: too little of the 2012 text remains to mark the changes.
highest court(s):
Supreme Court of Sweden (consists of 16 justices including the court chairman; Supreme Administrative Court (consists of 18 justices including the court president)
judge selection and term of office:
Supreme Court and Supreme Administrative Court justices nominated by the Board of Judges, a 9-member nominating body consisting of high-level judges, prosecutors, and members of Parliament; justices appointed by the Government; following a probationary period, justices' appointments are permanent
subordinate courts:
first instance and appellate general and administrative courts; specialized courts that handle cases such as land and environment, immigration, labor, markets, and patents
- highest court(s):
- Supreme Court of Sweden (consists of 16 justices including the court chairman; Supreme Administrative Court (consists of 18 justices including the court president)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Supreme Court and Supreme Administrative Court justices nominated by the Board of Judges, a 9-member nominating body consisting of high-level judges, prosecutors, and members of Parliament;
- justices appointed by the Government;
- following a probationary period, justices' appointments are permanent
- subordinate courts:
- first instance and appellate general and administrative courts;
- specialized courts that handle cases such as land and environment, immigration, labor, markets, and patents
highest court(s):
judge selection and term of office:
subordinate courts:
- highest court(s):
- Supreme Court of Sweden (consists of 16 justices including the court chairman);
- Supreme Administrative Court (consists of 18 justices including the court president)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Supreme Court and Supreme Administrative Court justices nominated by the Board of Judges, a 9-member nominating body consisting of high-level judges, prosecutors, and members of Parliament;
- justices appointed by the Government;
- following a probationary period, justices' appointments are permanent
- subordinate courts:
- first instance and appellate general and administrative courts;
- specialized courts that handle cases such as land and environment, immigration, labor, markets, and patents
highest court(s): Supreme Court of Sweden (consists of 16 justices including the court chairman; chairman); Supreme Administrative Court (consists of 18 justices including the court president)
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court and Supreme Administrative Court justices nominated by the Board of Judges, a 9-member nominating body consisting of high-level judges, prosecutors, and members of Parliament; justices appointed by the Government; following a probationary period, justices' appointments are permanent
subordinate courts: first instance and appellate general and administrative courts; specialized courts that handle cases such as land and environment, immigration, labor, markets, and patents
- highest court(s):
- Supreme Court of Sweden (consists of 16 justices including the court chairman);
- Supreme Administrative Court (consists of 18 justices including the court president)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Supreme Court and Supreme Administrative Court justices nominated by the Board of Judges, a 9-member nominating body consisting of high-level judges, prosecutors, and members of Parliament;
- justices appointed by the Government;
- following a probationary period, justices' appointments are permanent
- subordinate courts:
- first instance, appellate, general, and administrative courts;
- specialized courts that handle cases such as land and environment, immigration, labor, markets, and patents
highest court(s): Supreme Court of Sweden (consists of 16 justices including the court chairman); Supreme Administrative Court (consists of 18 justices including the court president)
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court and Supreme Administrative Court justices nominated by the Board of Judges, a 9-member nominating body consisting of high-level judges, prosecutors, and members of Parliament; justices appointed by the Government; following a probationary period, justices' appointments are permanent
subordinate courts: first instance and appellate general instance, appellate, general, and administrative courts; specialized courts that handle cases such as land and environment, immigration, labor, markets, and patents
- highest courts:
- Supreme Court of Sweden (consists of 16 justices, including the court chairman);
- Supreme Administrative Court (consists of 18 justices, including the court president)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Supreme Court and Supreme Administrative Court justices nominated by the Board of Judges, a 9-member nominating body consisting of high-level judges, prosecutors, and members of Parliament;
- justices appointed by the Government;
- following a probationary period, justices' appointments are permanent
- subordinate courts:
- first instance, appellate, general, and administrative courts;
- specialized courts that handle cases such as land and environment, immigration, labor, markets, and patents
highest court(s): courts: Supreme Court of Sweden (consists of 16 justices justices, including the court chairman); Supreme Administrative Court (consists of 18 justices justices, including the court president)
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court and Supreme Administrative Court justices nominated by the Board of Judges, a 9-member nominating body consisting of high-level judges, prosecutors, and members of Parliament; justices appointed by the Government; following a probationary period, justices' appointments are permanent
subordinate courts: first instance, appellate, general, and administrative courts; specialized courts that handle cases such as land and environment, immigration, labor, markets, and patents
The same text in 3 editions, 2019 to 2021.
- highest courts:
- Supreme Court of Sweden (consists of 16 justices, including the court chairman);
- Supreme Administrative Court (consists of 18 justices, including the court president)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Supreme Court and Supreme Administrative Court justices nominated by the Judges Proposal Board, a 9-member nominating body consisting of high-level judges, prosecutors, and members of Parliament;
- justices appointed by the Government;
- following a probationary period, justices' appointments are permanent
- subordinate courts:
- first instance, appellate, general, and administrative courts;
- specialized courts that handle cases such as land and environment, immigration, labor, markets, and patents
highest courts: Supreme Court of Sweden (consists of 16 justices, including the court chairman); Supreme Administrative Court (consists of 18 justices, including the court president)
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court and Supreme Administrative Court justices nominated by the Board of Judges, Judges Proposal Board, a 9-member nominating body consisting of high-level judges, prosecutors, and members of Parliament; justices appointed by the Government; following a probationary period, justices' appointments are permanent
subordinate courts: first instance, appellate, general, and administrative courts; specialized courts that handle cases such as land and environment, immigration, labor, markets, and patents
The same text in 3 editions, 2022 to 2024.
- highest court(s):
- Supreme Court of Sweden (consists of 16 justices, including the court chairman);
- Supreme Administrative Court (consists of 18 justices, including the court president)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Supreme Court and Supreme Administrative Court justices nominated by the Judges Proposal Board, a 9-member nominating body consisting of high-level judges, prosecutors, and members of Parliament;
- justices appointed by the Government;
- following a probationary period, justices' appointments are permanent
- subordinate courts:
- first instance, appellate, general, and administrative courts;
- specialized courts that handle cases such as land and environment, immigration, labor, markets, and patents
highest courts: court(s): Supreme Court of Sweden (consists of 16 justices, including the court chairman); Supreme Administrative Court (consists of 18 justices, including the court president)
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court and Supreme Administrative Court justices nominated by the Judges Proposal Board, a 9-member nominating body consisting of high-level judges, prosecutors, and members of Parliament; justices appointed by the Government; following a probationary period, justices' appointments are permanent
subordinate courts: first instance, appellate, general, and administrative courts; specialized courts that handle cases such as land and environment, immigration, labor, markets, and patents
- highest court(s):
- Supreme Court of Sweden (consists of 16 justices, including the court chairman);
- Supreme Administrative Court (consists of 18 justices, including the court president)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Supreme Court and Supreme Administrative Court justices nominated by the Judges Proposal Board, a 9-member nominating body consisting of high-level judges, prosecutors, and members of Parliament;
- justices appointed by the government;
- after a probationary period, justices' appointments are permanent
- subordinate courts:
- first instance, appellate, general, and administrative courts;
- specialized courts that handle cases such as land and environment, immigration, labor, markets, and patents
highest court(s): Supreme Court of Sweden (consists of 16 justices, including the court chairman); Supreme Administrative Court (consists of 18 justices, including the court president)
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court and Supreme Administrative Court justices nominated by the Judges Proposal Board, a 9-member nominating body consisting of high-level judges, prosecutors, and members of Parliament; justices appointed by the Government; following government; after a probationary period, justices' appointments are permanent
subordinate courts: first instance, appellate, general, and administrative courts; specialized courts that handle cases such as land and environment, immigration, labor, markets, and patents
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Sweden: Judicial branch.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/sweden/judicial-branch.