Home›Modern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Europe›Era (Birth Decade)›By Decade›1860sBrowse By1860sFacts1860sSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonDefining CharacteristicWell-attestedA supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts in most legal jurisdictions. 11860sFilter Results2 entriesRoleAllJudge (2)Politician (1)Legal SystemAllCommon Law (1)Law of the United Kingdom (1)Field of LawAllConstitutional Law (1)Nationality or JurisdictionAllIreland (1)United Kingdom (1)Court Served OnAllJudicial Committee of the Privy Council (1)Supreme Court of Ireland (1)Doctrines FormulatedAllLiving Tree Doctrine (1)GenderAllMale (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 2John Sankey, 1st Viscount Sankey1860sTimothy Sullivan1860sSources1. 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.