Home›National Supreme Courts (Last Resort)›Jurisdiction Scope›State / ProvincialBrowse ByState / ProvincialFactsState / ProvincialSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonDefining CharacteristicWell-attestedA supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts in most legal jurisdictions. 1State / ProvincialFilter Results32 entriesLegal SystemAllAustralian Law (1)Common Law (1)Law of the United States (30)Country Or JurisdictionAllArkansas (1)Colorado (1)Connecticut (1)Delaware (1)Hawaii (1)Massachusetts (1)Michigan (1)Minnesota (1)New Jersey (1)New South Wales (1)North Carolina (1)Ohio (1)Tennessee (1)United States (17)West Virginia (1)Wisconsin (1)Court TierAllFinal Appeal Courts (31)Founded EraAll1692 (1)1722 (1)1776 (1)1779 (1)1784 (1)1802 (1)1805 (1)1818 (1)1819 (1)1820 (1)1824 (1)1836 (2)1840 (1)1841 (1)1845 (1)1846 (1)1847 (1)1849 (2)1859 (1)1861 (1)1863 (1)1870 (1)1876 (1)1889 (1)1891 (1)1912 (1)1951 (1)1959 (1)1975 (1)Seat CityAllAlbany (1)Anchorage (1)Austin (2)Boston (1)Charleston (1)Cheyenne (1)Columbus (1)Concord (1)Denver (1)Dover (1)Frankfort (1)Harrisburg (1)Hartford (1)Helena (1)Honolulu (1)Jefferson City (1)Lansing (1)Little Rock (1)Madison (1)Montgomery (1)Nashville (1)Philadelphia (1)Phoenix (1)Pittsburgh (1)Raleigh (1)Richmond (1)Saint Paul (1)Salem (1)San Francisco (1)Sydney (1)Tallahassee (1)Topeka (1)Trenton (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 32Alaska Supreme CourtState / ProvincialArizona Supreme CourtState / ProvincialArkansas Supreme CourtState / ProvincialColorado Supreme CourtState / ProvincialConnecticut Supreme CourtState / ProvincialDelaware Supreme CourtState / ProvincialKansas Supreme CourtState / ProvincialKentucky Supreme CourtState / ProvincialMassachusetts Supreme Judicial CourtState / ProvincialMichigan Supreme CourtState / ProvincialMinnesota Supreme CourtState / ProvincialMontana Supreme CourtState / ProvincialNew Hampshire Supreme CourtState / ProvincialNew York Court of AppealsState / ProvincialNorth Carolina Supreme CourtState / ProvincialOregon Supreme CourtState / ProvincialSupreme Court of AlabamaState / ProvincialSupreme Court of Appeals of West VirginiaState / ProvincialSupreme Court of CaliforniaState / ProvincialSupreme Court of FloridaState / ProvincialSupreme Court of HawaiiState / ProvincialSupreme Court of MissouriState / ProvincialSupreme Court of New JerseyState / ProvincialSupreme Court of New South WalesState / ProvincialSupreme Court of OhioState / ProvincialSupreme Court of PennsylvaniaState / ProvincialSupreme Court of TexasState / ProvincialSupreme Court of VirginiaState / ProvincialTennessee Supreme CourtState / ProvincialTexas Court of Criminal AppealsState / ProvincialWisconsin Supreme CourtState / ProvincialWyoming Supreme CourtState / ProvincialSources1. 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.