Home›Modern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Africa and the Middle East›Era (Birth Decade)›By Century›19th centuryBrowse By19th centuryFacts19th centurySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonDefining CharacteristicWell-attestedA supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts in most legal jurisdictions. 119th centuryFilter Results12 entriesRoleAllChief Justice (5)Judge (9)Jurist (1)Lawyer (4)Politician (2)Legal SystemAllLaw of Ghana (1)Law of Liberia (1)South African Law (10)Field of LawAllCivil / Private Law (1)Commercial and Business Law (1)Common Law (1)Constitutional Law (6)Legal Philosophy and Jurisprudence (1)Nationality or JurisdictionAllGhana (1)Liberia (1)South Africa (10)Court Served OnAllJudicial Committee of the Privy Council (3)Supreme Court of Appeal (South Africa) (3)Supreme Court of Ghana (1)Supreme Court of Liberia (1)GenderAllMale (12)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 12Albert van der Sandt Centlivres19th centuryDessaline Harris19th centuryErnest Frederick Watermeyer19th centuryHenry Allan Fagan19th centuryJacob de Villiers19th centuryJames Rose Innes19th centuryJames Stratford19th centuryJohn de Villiers, 1st Baron de Villiers19th centuryJohn Stephen Curlewis19th centuryKobina Arku Korsah19th centuryNicolaas Jacobus de Wet19th centuryWilliam Henry Solomon19th centurySources1. Supreme court (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaIntroductionQuote, IntroductionIn most legal jurisdictions, a supreme court, also known as a court of last resort, apex court, high (or final) court of appeal, and court of final appeal, is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.