Home›Modern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of the Americas›Nationality or JurisdictionBrowse ByNationality or JurisdictionThis dimension groups jurists by nationality or the jurisdiction whose law they practiced. Wikipedia defines nationality as "the legal status of belonging to a particular nation." Browsing this way collects every jurist from a single country or jurisdiction.FactsNationality or JurisdictionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonDefining CharacteristicWell-attestedA supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts in most legal jurisdictions. 1Nationality or JurisdictionFilter Results31 entriesRoleAllAssociate Justice (1)Chief Justice (16)Diplomat (1)Judge (23)Jurist (13)Lawyer (16)Politician (13)Legal SystemAllCivil Law (10)Common Law (6)Law of Argentina (1)Law of Barbados (1)Law of Belize (3)Law of Bolivia (1)Law of Brazil (1)Law of Canada (2)Law of Chile (1)Law of Colombia (1)Law of Costa Rica (1)Law of Ecuador (1)Law of Jamaica (1)Law of Mexico (1)Law of Panama (1)Law of Peru (1)Law of the United Kingdom (2)Law of the United States (1)Law of Trinidad and Tobago (1)Law of Uruguay (1)Law of Venezuela (1)Field of LawAllAdministrative Law (3)Canon Law (1)Civil / Private Law (4)Commercial and Business Law (2)Common Law 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(1)242,500 (1)283,561 (1)315,093 (1)756,102 (1)916,445 (1)1,098,581 (1)1,141,748 (1)1,285,216 (1)1,972,550 (1)2,780,085 (1)8,510,346 (1)9,866,632 (1)9,984,670 (1)Dissolution or End YearAll1922 (1)Government TypeAllConstitutional Monarchy (7)One-Party (1)Republic (22)Income GroupAllHigh (12)Lower-Middle (4)Upper-Middle (14)Independence or Founding YearAll1776 (1)1801 (2)1810 (1)1811 (1)1816 (1)1818 (1)1820 (1)1821 (6)1822 (1)1825 (2)1844 (1)1867 (1)1902 (1)1903 (1)1962 (2)1966 (2)1975 (1)1978 (1)1979 (1)1981 (2)1983 (1)LandlockedAllNo (29)Yes (1)PopulationAll54,338 (1)72,412 (1)106,365 (1)184,100 (1)281,998 (1)397,483 (1)632,638 (1)1,025,200 (1)1,512,779 (1)2,824,913 (1)3,499,451 (1)4,571,189 (1)5,044,197 (1)7,097,329 (1)9,434,593 (1)10,186,738 (1)11,365,333 (1)11,532,151 (1)17,483,326 (1)18,636,532 (1)19,629,588 (1)31,800,000 (1)34,352,720 (1)41,417,056 (1)42,769,196 (1)46,735,004 (1)52,695,952 (1)69,414,000 (1)134,000,000 (1)213,421,037 (1)340,587,000 (1)Show 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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.