Home›Modern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of the Americas›Era (Birth Decade)›By Decade›1940sBrowse By1940sFacts1940sSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonDefining CharacteristicWell-attestedA supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts in most legal jurisdictions. 11940sFilter Results16 entriesRoleAllChief Justice (4)Diplomat (1)Judge (13)Jurist (4)Lawyer (8)Politician (3)Legal SystemAllCivil Law (2)Common Law (2)Law of Argentina (1)Law of Barbados (1)Law of Belize (1)Law of Brazil (1)Law of Canada (1)Law of Costa Rica (1)Law of Jamaica (1)Law of Mexico (2)Law of Peru (1)Law of Uruguay (1)Law of Venezuela (1)Field of LawAllCanon Law (1)Civil / Private Law (1)Constitutional Law (7)Criminal Law (1)Human Rights Law (2)Legal Philosophy and Jurisprudence (1)Nationality or JurisdictionAllArgentina (1)Barbados (1)Belize (1)Brazil (1)Canada (2)Costa Rica (2)Dominica (1)Jamaica (1)Mexico (2)Nicaragua (1)Peru (1)Uruguay (1)Venezuela (1)Court Served OnAllEastern Caribbean Supreme Court (1)Federal Supreme Court of Brazil (1)Supreme Court of Belize (1)Supreme Court of Canada (2)Supreme Court of Justice of Costa Rica (2)Supreme Court of Justice of Nicaragua (1)Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (Argentina) (1)Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (Mexico) (2)Supreme Court of Peru (1)Supreme Court of Uruguay (1)Supreme Tribunal of Justice (Venezuela) (1)GenderAllFemale (8)Male (8)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 16Alba Luz Ramos1940sBeverley McLachlin1940sBrian Alleyne1940sCarlos Giusti1940sDavid Simmons1940sElena Highton de Nolasco1940sEllen Gracie Northfleet1940sFernando Cruz Castro1940sGeorge Brown (Belizean judge)1940sJorge Carpizo McGregor1940sLeslie van Rompaey1940sLuisa Estella Morales1940sOlga Sanchez Cordero1940sOrlando Aguirre Gómez1940sRosalie Silberman Abella1940sZaila McCalla1940sSources1. 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.