Modern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of the Americas - Highest Office Held - Chief Justice

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A supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts in most legal jurisdictions. 1

Chief Justice

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In 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.

Antonio Lamer

Arturo Zaldívar

Beverley McLachlin

Bora Laskin

Brian Dickson

Bryan Sykes

Carlos Giusti

Charles Fitzpatrick

David Simmons

Dias Toffoli

Edson Fachin

Eduardo Rodríguez Veltzé

Ellen Gracie Northfleet

Fernando Cruz Castro

Francis Alexander Anglin

Genaro Carrio

George Brown (Belizean judge)

Gerald Fauteux

Gilmar Mendes

Henri-Elzear Taschereau

Hugh Rawlins

Hugo Aguilar Ortiz

Ivor Archie

Janice Pereira

John Douglas Armour

John Robert Cartwright

Jorge Carpizo McGregor

Juan Carlos Henao Perez

Kenneth Benjamin (judge)

Lascelles Robotham

Lensley Wolfe

Louis Henry Davies

Louise Blenman

Luis Roberto Barroso

Luisa Estella Morales

Luiz Fux

Lyman Duff

Margaret Price Findlay

Norma Lucía Pina Hernández

Orlando Aguirre Gómez

Patrick Kerwin

Rebeca Raquel Obando

Ricardo Lorenzetti

Richard Wagner

Robert Taschereau

Roxane George-Wiltshire

Samuel Henry Strong

Sergio Munoz Gajardo

Thibaudeau Rinfret

Vincent Floissac