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Judicial branch Timor-Leste, in 24 editions.
The entry for Timor-Leste published Judicial branch in 24 editions of 24, from 2002 to 2025. The text changed in 9 editions. Each is shown as published. Judicial branch in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 9
- the first edition with it
- 2002
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Judicial branch” (2002 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 2002 and 2003.
Entry published as “East Timor”.
Supreme Court of Justice, one judge appointed by the National Parliament and the rest appointed by the Superior Council for the Judiciary
Supreme Court of Justice, one judge appointed by the National Parliament and the rest appointed by the Superior Council for the Judiciary
The same text in 3 editions, 2004 to 2006.
Entry published as “East Timor”.
- Supreme Court of Justice - constitution calls for one judge to be appointed by National Parliament and rest appointed by Superior Council for Judiciary;
- note - until Supreme Court is established, Court of Appeals is highest court
Supreme Court of Justice, Justice - constitution calls for one judge to be appointed by the National Parliament and the rest appointed by the Superior Council for the Judiciary Judiciary; note - until Supreme Court is established, Court of Appeals is highest court
The same text in 6 editions, 2007 to 2012.
- Supreme Court of Justice - constitution calls for one judge to be appointed by National Parliament and rest appointed by Superior Council for Judiciary;
- note - until Supreme Court is established, Court of Appeals is highest court
Supreme Court of Justice - constitution calls for one judge to be appointed by National Parliament and rest appointed by Superior Council for Judiciary; note - until Supreme Court is established, Court of Appeals is highest court
- highest court(s):
Supreme Court of Justice (consists of the court president and NA judges)
note - the UN Justice System Programme, launched in 2003 and in 2008, is helping strengthen the country's justice system
- judge selection and term of office:
- Supreme Court president appointed by the president of the republic from among the other court judges to serve a 4-year term;
- other Supreme Court judges appointed - 1 by the Parliament, and the others by the Supreme Council for the Judiciary, a body presided by the Supreme Court president and includes mostly presidential and parliamentary appointees;
- other Supreme Court judge tenure NA
- subordinate courts:
- Court of Appeal;
- district courts;
- magistrates' courts
Rewritten: too little of the 2012 text remains to mark the changes.
highest court(s):
Supreme Court of Justice (consists of the court president and NA judges)
note - the UN Justice System Programme, launched in 2003 and in 2008, is helping strengthen the country's justice system
judge selection and term of office:
Supreme Court president appointed by the president of the republic from among the other court judges to serve a 4-year term; other Supreme Court judges appointed - 1 by the Parliament, and the others by the Supreme Council for the Judiciary, a body presided by the Supreme Court president and includes mostly presidential and parliamentary appointees; other Supreme Court judge tenure NA
subordinate courts:
Court of Appeal; district courts; magistrates' courts
- highest court(s):
- Supreme Court of Justice (consists of the court president and NA judges)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Supreme Court president appointed by the president of the republic from among the other court judges to serve a 4-year term;
- other Supreme Court judges appointed - 1 by the Parliament, and the others by the Supreme Council for the Judiciary, a body presided by the Supreme Court president and includes mostly presidential and parliamentary appointees;
- other Supreme Court judge tenure NA
- subordinate courts:
- Court of Appeal;
- district courts;
- magistrates' courts
note - the UN Justice System Programme, launched in 2003 and in 2008, is helping strengthen the country's justice system
highest court(s):
Supreme Court of Justice (consists of the court president and NA judges)note - the UN Justice System Programme, launched in 2003 and in 2008, is helping strengthen the country's justice systemjudge selection and term of office:
Supreme Court president appointed by the president of the republic from among the other court judges to serve a 4-year term; other Supreme Court judges appointed - 1 by the Parliament, and the others by the Supreme Council for the Judiciary, a body presided by the Supreme Court president and includes mostly presidential and parliamentary appointees; other Supreme Court judge tenure NA
subordinate courts:
Court of Appeal; district courts; magistrates' courts
note - the UN Justice System Programme, launched in 2003 and in 2008, is helping strengthen the country's justice system
- highest court(s):
- Supreme Court of Justice (consists of the court president and NA judges)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Supreme Court president appointed by the president of the republic from among the other court judges to serve a 4-year term;
- other Supreme Court judges appointed - 1 by the Parliament, and the others by the Supreme Council for the Judiciary, a body presided by the Supreme Court president and includes mostly presidential and parliamentary appointees;
- other Supreme Court judge tenure NA
- subordinate courts:
- Court of Appeal;
- district courts;
- magistrates' courts
note: the UN Justice System Programme, launched in 2003 and in 2008, is helping strengthen the country's justice system
highest court(s):
judge selection and term of office:
subordinate courts:note - note: the UN Justice System Programme, launched in 2003 and in 2008, is helping strengthen the country's justice system
The same text in 2016 and 2017.
- highest court(s):
- Supreme Court of Justice (consists of the court president and NA judges)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Supreme Court president appointed by the president of the republic from among the other court judges to serve a 4-year term;
- other Supreme Court judges appointed - 1 by the Parliament and the others by the Supreme Council for the Judiciary, a body presided by the Supreme Court president and includes mostly presidential and parliamentary appointees;
- other Supreme Court judges appointed for life
- subordinate courts:
- Court of Appeal;
- High Administrative, Tax, and Audit Court;
- district courts;
- magistrates' courts;
- military courts
note: the UN Justice System Programme, launched in 2003 in 4 phases through 2018, is helping strengthen the country's justice system; the Programme is aligned with the country's long-range Justice Sector Strategic Plan, which includes legal reform
highest court(s): Supreme Court of Justice (consists of the court president and NA judges)
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court president appointed by the president of the republic from among the other court judges to serve a 4-year term; other Supreme Court judges appointed - 1 by the Parliament, Parliament and the others by the Supreme Council for the Judiciary, a body presided by the Supreme Court president and includes mostly presidential and parliamentary appointees; other Supreme Court judge tenure NA judges appointed for life
subordinate courts: Court of Appeal; High Administrative, Tax, and Audit Court; district courts; magistrates' courts; military courts
note: the UN Justice System Programme, launched in 2003 and in 2008, 4 phases through 2018, is helping strengthen the country's justice system system; the Programme is aligned with the country's long-range Justice Sector Strategic Plan, which includes legal reform
- highest courts:
- Supreme Court of Justice (consists of the court president and NA judges)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Supreme Court president appointed by the president of the republic from among the other court judges to serve a 4-year term;
- other Supreme Court judges appointed - 1 by the Parliament and the others by the Supreme Council for the Judiciary, a body presided over by the Supreme Court president and includes mostly presidential and parliamentary appointees;
- other Supreme Court judges serve for life
- subordinate courts:
- Court of Appeal;
- High Administrative, Tax, and Audit Court;
- district courts;
- magistrates' courts;
- military courts
note: the UN Justice System Programme, launched in 2003 in 4 phases through 2018, is helping strengthen the country's justice system; the Programme is aligned with the country's long-range Justice Sector Strategic Plan, which includes legal reform
highest court(s): courts: Supreme Court of Justice (consists of the court president and NA judges)
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court president appointed by the president of the republic from among the other court judges to serve a 4-year term; other Supreme Court judges appointed - 1 by the Parliament and the others by the Supreme Council for the Judiciary, a body presided over by the Supreme Court president and includes mostly presidential and parliamentary appointees; other Supreme Court judges appointed serve for life
subordinate courts: Court of Appeal; High Administrative, Tax, and Audit Court; district courts; magistrates' courts; military courts
note: the UN Justice System Programme, launched in 2003 in 4 phases through 2018, is helping strengthen the country's justice system; the Programme is aligned with the country's long-range Justice Sector Strategic Plan, which includes legal reform
The same text in 3 editions, 2019 to 2021.
- highest courts:
- Court of Appeals (consists of the court president and NA judges)
- judge selection and term of office:
- court president appointed by the president of the republic from among the other court judges to serve a 4-year term;
- other court judges appointed - 1 by the Parliament and the others by the Supreme Council for the Judiciary, a body chaired by the court president and that includes mostly presidential and parliamentary appointees;
- other judges serve for life
- subordinate courts:
- Court of Appeal;
- High Administrative, Tax, and Audit Court;
- district courts;
- magistrates' courts;
- military courts
note: the UN Justice System Programme, launched in 2003 and being rolled out in 4 phases through 2018, is helping strengthen the country's justice system; the Programme is aligned with the country's long-range Justice Sector Strategic Plan, which includes legal reforms
highest courts: Supreme Court of Justice Appeals (consists of the court president and NA judges)
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court court president appointed by the president of the republic from among the other court judges to serve a 4-year term; other Supreme Court court judges appointed - 1 by the Parliament and the others by the Supreme Council for the Judiciary, a body presided over chaired by the Supreme Court court president and that includes mostly presidential and parliamentary appointees; other Supreme Court judges serve for life
subordinate courts: Court of Appeal; High Administrative, Tax, and Audit Court; district courts; magistrates' courts; military courts
note: the UN Justice System Programme, launched in 2003 and being rolled out in 4 phases through 2018, is helping strengthen the country's justice system; the Programme is aligned with the country's long-range Justice Sector Strategic Plan, which includes legal reform reforms
The same text in 3 editions, 2022 to 2024.
- highest court(s):
- Court of Appeals (consists of the court president and NA judges)
- judge selection and term of office:
- court president appointed by the president of the republic from among the other court judges to serve a 4-year term;
- other court judges appointed - 1 by the Parliament and the others by the Supreme Council for the Judiciary, a body chaired by the court president and that includes mostly presidential and parliamentary appointees;
- other judges serve for life
- subordinate courts:
- Court of Appeal;
- High Administrative, Tax, and Audit Court;
- district courts;
- magistrates' courts;
- military courts
note: the UN Justice System Programme, launched in 2003 and being rolled out in 4 phases through 2018, is helping strengthen the country's justice system; the Programme is aligned with the country's long-range Justice Sector Strategic Plan, which includes legal reforms
highest courts: court(s): Court of Appeals (consists of the court president and NA judges)
judge selection and term of office: court president appointed by the president of the republic from among the other court judges to serve a 4-year term; other court judges appointed - 1 by the Parliament and the others by the Supreme Council for the Judiciary, a body chaired by the court president and that includes mostly presidential and parliamentary appointees; other judges serve for life
subordinate courts: Court of Appeal; High Administrative, Tax, and Audit Court; district courts; magistrates' courts; military courts
note: the UN Justice System Programme, launched in 2003 and being rolled out in 4 phases through 2018, is helping strengthen the country's justice system; the Programme is aligned with the country's long-range Justice Sector Strategic Plan, which includes legal reforms
- highest court(s):
- Court of Appeals (consists of the court president and NA judges)
- judge selection and term of office:
- court president appointed by the president of the republic from among the other court judges to serve a 4-year term;
- other court judges appointed - 1 by the Parliament and the others by the Supreme Council for the Judiciary, a body chaired by the court president and that includes mostly presidential and parliamentary appointees;
- other judges serve for life
- subordinate courts:
- Court of Appeal;
- High Administrative, Tax, and Audit Court;
- district courts;
- magistrates' courts;
- military courts
highest court(s): Court of Appeals (consists of the court president and NA judges)
judge selection and term of office: court president appointed by the president of the republic from among the other court judges to serve a 4-year term; other court judges appointed - 1 by the Parliament and the others by the Supreme Council for the Judiciary, a body chaired by the court president and that includes mostly presidential and parliamentary appointees; other judges serve for life
subordinate courts: Court of Appeal; High Administrative, Tax, and Audit Court; district courts; magistrates' courts; military courts
note: the UN Justice System Programme, launched in 2003 and being rolled out in 4 phases through 2018, is helping strengthen the country's justice system; the Programme is aligned with the country's long-range Justice Sector Strategic Plan, which includes legal reforms
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Timor-Leste: Judicial branch.” The World Factbook, 2002–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/timor-leste/judicial-branch.