Home›Modern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of the Americas›Legal SystemBrowse ByLegal SystemThis dimension groups jurists by the legal system in which they practiced, civil law, common law or another tradition. Wikipedia notes that the meaning of the term "jurist" itself varies "depending on jurisdiction," reflecting how differently legal systems train and title their legal experts. Browsing this way collects every jurist who practiced within the same legal tradition.FactsLegal SystemSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonDefining CharacteristicWell-attestedA supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts in most legal jurisdictions. 1Legal SystemFilter Results21 entriesRoleAllAssociate Justice (1)Chief Justice (12)Diplomat (1)Judge (17)Jurist (9)Lawyer (13)Politician (11)Field of LawAllAdministrative Law (3)Canon Law (1)Civil / Private Law (3)Commercial and Business Law (2)Common Law (3)Comparative Law (1)Constitutional Law (17)Criminal Law (6)Environmental Law (1)Family Law (2)Human Rights Law (4)International Law (2)Labor and Employment Law (1)Legal Philosophy and Jurisprudence (3)Tax Law (1)Nationality or JurisdictionAllArgentina (1)Barbados (1)Belize (1)Bolivia (1)Brazil (2)Canada (2)Chile (1)Colombia (2)Costa Rica (2)Cuba (1)Dominica (1)Dominican Republic (1)Ecuador (1)Guatemala (1)Guyana (2)Honduras (1)Jamaica (1)Mexico (1)Nicaragua (1)Panama (1)Peru (2)Saint Kitts and Nevis (1)Saint Lucia (2)Suriname (1)Trinidad and Tobago (2)United Kingdom (2)United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1)United States (1)Uruguay (1)Venezuela (1)Court Served OnAllConstitutional Court of Chile (1)Constitutional Court of Colombia (1)Constitutional Court of Guatemala (1)Constitutional Court of Peru (2)Court of Cassation of Haiti (1)Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (4)Federal Supreme Court of Brazil (2)Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (1)National Court of Justice of Ecuador (1)People’s Supreme Court of Cuba (1)Plurinational Constitutional Tribunal of Bolivia (1)Supreme Court of Belize (1)Supreme Court of Canada (2)Supreme Court of Chile (1)Supreme Court of Honduras (1)Supreme Court of Justice of Bolivia (1)Supreme Court of Justice of Costa Rica (2)Supreme Court of Justice of El Salvador (1)Supreme Court of Justice of Guatemala (1)Supreme Court of Justice of Nicaragua (1)Supreme Court of Justice of Panama (1)Supreme Court of Justice of Paraguay (1)Supreme Court of Justice of the Dominican Republic (1)Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (Argentina) (1)Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (Mexico) (1)Supreme Court of Peru (1)Supreme Court of the Bahamas (1)Supreme Court of Uruguay (1)Supreme Tribunal of Justice (Venezuela) (1)United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (1)Doctrines FormulatedAllConstitutional Interpretation (1)Fundamental Justice (1)GenderAllFemale (13)Male (17)Era (Birth Decade)All1813 (1)1814 (1)1815 (1)1816 (1)1823 (1)1825 (1)1830 (1)1833 (1)1836 (1)1839 (1)1840 (1)1845 (1)1849 (1)1851 (1)1854 (1)1858 (1)1859 (1)1862 (1)1865 (1)1868 (1)1875 (1)1877 (1)1879 (1)1883 (1)1884 (1)1885 (1)1887 (1)1889 (1)1895 (1)1896 (1)1900 (1)1912 (1)1914 (1)1916 (1)1923 (3)1927 (2)1928 (1)1933 (1)1937 (1)1940 (1)1942 (2)1943 (1)1944 (2)1945 (1)1946 (2)1947 (1)1948 (2)1949 (2)1951 (1)1953 (2)1954 (1)1955 (3)1956 (2)1957 (2)1958 (4)1959 (1)1960 (3)1961 (1)1967 (2)1968 (1)1969 (1)1972 (2)1973 (1)1974 (1)1975 (1)Legal FamilyAllCivil Law (9)Common Law (3)Mixed Legal System (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareCivil LawLegal System22 entriesCommon LawLegal System9 entriesLaw of ArgentinaLegal System4 entriesLaw of BarbadosLegal System1 entryLaw of BelizeLegal System2 entriesLaw of BoliviaLegal System1 entryLaw of BrazilLegal System10 entriesLaw of CanadaLegal System56 entriesLaw of ChileLegal System1 entryLaw of ColombiaLegal System4 entriesLaw of Costa RicaLegal System1 entryLaw of EcuadorLegal System1 entryLaw of JamaicaLegal System4 entriesLaw of MexicoLegal System7 entriesLaw of PanamaLegal System1 entryLaw of PeruLegal System2 entriesLaw of the United KingdomLegal System2 entriesLaw of the United StatesLegal System1 entryLaw of Trinidad and TobagoLegal System1 entryLaw of UruguayLegal System3 entriesLaw of VenezuelaLegal System2 entriesSources1. 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.