Home›Modern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of the Americas›Role›Chief JusticeBrowse ByChief JusticeFactsChief JusticeSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonDefining CharacteristicWell-attestedA supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts in most legal jurisdictions. 1Chief JusticeFilter Results23 entriesLegal SystemAllCivil Law (3)Common Law (3)Law of Argentina (1)Law of Barbados (1)Law of Belize (2)Law of Bolivia (1)Law of Brazil (1)Law of Canada (5)Law of Jamaica (2)Law of the United Kingdom (2)Law of Trinidad and Tobago (1)Law of Venezuela (1)Field of LawAllCommercial and Business Law (1)Constitutional Law (12)Criminal Law (2)Environmental Law (1)International Law (1)Labor and Employment Law (1)Legal Philosophy and Jurisprudence (1)Nationality or JurisdictionAllArgentina (1)Barbados (1)Belize (1)Bolivia (1)Brazil (1)Canada (6)Cuba (1)Dominican Republic (1)Guyana (2)Jamaica (2)Saint Kitts and Nevis (1)Saint Lucia (1)Suriname (1)Trinidad and Tobago (2)United Kingdom (1)Venezuela (1)Court Served OnAllEastern Caribbean Supreme Court (5)Federal Supreme Court of Brazil (1)People’s Supreme Court of Cuba (1)Supreme Court of Belize (1)Supreme Court of Canada (6)Supreme Court of Justice of Bolivia (1)Supreme Court of Justice of the Dominican Republic (1)Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (Argentina) (1)Supreme Tribunal of Justice (Venezuela) (1)GenderAllFemale (6)Male (17)Era (Birth Decade)All1815 (1)1912 (1)1916 (1)1923 (1)1940 (1)1942 (1)1943 (1)1945 (1)1953 (1)1955 (1)1956 (1)1957 (1)1960 (1)1961 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 23Beverley McLachlinChief JusticeBora LaskinChief JusticeBrian DicksonChief JusticeBryan SykesChief JusticeDavid SimmonsChief JusticeEduardo Rodríguez VeltzéChief JusticeGeorge Brown (Belizean judge)Chief JusticeHenri-Elzear TaschereauChief JusticeHugh RawlinsChief JusticeIvor ArchieChief JusticeIwan RasoelbaksChief JusticeJanice PereiraChief JusticeLascelles RobothamChief JusticeLouise BlenmanChief JusticeLuis Henry Molina PenaChief JusticeLuisa Estella MoralesChief JusticeLuiz FuxChief JusticeMargaret Price FindlayChief JusticeOscar Manuel Silvera MartinezChief JusticeRicardo LorenzettiChief JusticeRichard WagnerChief JusticeRoxane George-WiltshireChief JusticeWilliam Buell RichardsChief JusticeSources1. 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.