Home›Modern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Europe›Role›Legal ScholarBrowse ByLegal ScholarFactsLegal ScholarSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonDefining CharacteristicWell-attestedA supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts in most legal jurisdictions. 1Legal ScholarFilter Results12 entriesLegal SystemAllFrench Legal System (1)German Legal System (8)Law of Austria (2)Law of Russia (1)Field of LawAllAdministrative Law (2)Constitutional Law (11)Nationality or JurisdictionAllAustria (2)France (1)Germany (8)Russia (1)Court Served OnAllAustrian Constitutional Court (2)Bundesverfassungsgericht (Federal Constitutional Court) (8)Conseil Constitutionnel (Constitutional Council of France) (1)Constitutional Court of Russia (1)GenderAllFemale (1)Male (11)Era (Birth Decade)All1891 (1)1910 (1)1924 (1)1925 (1)1934 (1)1940 (2)1943 (1)1964 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 12Ernst BendaLegal ScholarErnst-Wolfgang BockenfordeLegal ScholarGeorges VedelLegal ScholarHans-Jürgen PapierLegal ScholarJosef WintrichLegal ScholarKarl KorinekLegal ScholarRoman HerzogLegal ScholarSusanne BaerLegal ScholarTheo ÖhlingerLegal ScholarValery ZorkinLegal ScholarWinfried HassemerLegal ScholarWolfgang ZeidlerLegal ScholarSources1. 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.