Home›Modern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of the Americas›Role›JuristBrowse ByJuristFactsJuristSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonDefining CharacteristicWell-attestedA supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts in most legal jurisdictions. 1JuristFilter Results27 entriesLegal SystemAllCivil Law (2)Common Law (2)Law of Argentina (1)Law of Brazil (3)Law of Canada (12)Law of Mexico (3)Law of Panama (1)Law of the United States (1)Law of Uruguay (1)Field of LawAllAdministrative Law (3)Civil / Private Law (1)Commercial and Business Law (1)Common Law (2)Comparative Law (1)Constitutional Law (5)Criminal Law (4)Human Rights Law (6)Legal Philosophy and Jurisprudence (1)Nationality or JurisdictionAllAntigua and Barbuda (1)Argentina (1)Brazil (4)Canada (11)Dominica (1)Guyana (1)Mexico (3)Nicaragua (1)Panama (1)Saint Lucia (1)United Kingdom (1)United States (1)Uruguay (1)Court Served OnAllEastern Caribbean Supreme Court (1)Federal Supreme Court of Brazil (4)Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (1)Supreme Court of Belize (1)Supreme Court of Canada (11)Supreme Court of Justice of Panama (1)Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (Argentina) (1)Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (Mexico) (3)United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (1)Doctrines FormulatedAllConstitutional Interpretation (1)Fundamental Justice (1)GenderAllFemale (11)Male (16)Era (Birth Decade)All1879 (1)1889 (1)1914 (1)1923 (2)1927 (1)1928 (1)1933 (1)1944 (1)1946 (1)1948 (1)1954 (1)1955 (2)1958 (1)1960 (1)1967 (1)1968 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 27Alexandre de MoraesJuristAna Julia Guido OchoaJuristAndromache KarakatsanisJuristAntonio LamerJuristBertha WilsonJuristBrian AlleyneJuristCarmen LuciaJuristEllen Gracie NorthfleetJuristGenaro CarrioJuristGilmar MendesJuristHenri-Elzear TaschereauJuristJames Wilfred EsteyJuristJorge Carpizo McGregorJuristKenneth Benjamin (judge)JuristLawrence PennellJuristMahmud JamalJuristMaria Cristina Chen StanziolaJuristMary MoreauJuristNicholas KasirerJuristNorma Lucía Pina HernándezJuristRafael Addiego BrunoJuristRobert BorkJuristRosalie Silberman AbellaJuristSuzanne CoteJuristThibaudeau RinfretJuristVincent FloissacJuristYasmin Esquivel MossaJuristSources1. 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.