Home›National Supreme Courts (Last Resort)›Jurisdiction Scope›FederalBrowse ByFederalFactsFederalSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonDefining CharacteristicWell-attestedA supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts in most legal jurisdictions. 1FederalFilter Results7 entriesLegal SystemAllCommon Law (3)German Legal System (1)Law of Switzerland (2)Law of the United Arab Emirates (1)Country Or JurisdictionAllAustralia (1)Canada (1)Germany (1)Switzerland (2)United Arab Emirates (1)United States (1)Court TierAllFinal Appeal Courts (6)Founded EraAll1789 (1)1848 (1)1875 (1)1903 (1)1950 (1)1973 (1)Seat CityAllAbu Dhabi (1)Canberra (1)Karlsruhe (1)Lausanne (1)North America (1)Ottawa (1)Washington, D.C. (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 7Federal Court of Justice (Germany)FederalFederal Insurance CourtFederalFederal Supreme Court of SwitzerlandFederalFederal Supreme Court of the United Arab EmiratesFederalHigh Court of AustraliaFederalSupreme Court of CanadaFederalUnited States Supreme CourtFederalSources1. Supreme court (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaSupreme court, lead sectionQuote, Supreme court, lead sectionIn 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.