Membership, Qualifications One Chief Justice and six associate justices are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments. The appointments are confirmed by the public at the next general election; justices also come before voters at the end of their year terms. To be considered for appointment, a person must be an attorney admitted to practice in California or have served as a judge of a court of record in this state for 10 years immediately preceding appointment Cal.
Original Jurisdiction, Authority The Supreme Court has original jurisdiction in proceedings for extraordinary relief in the nature of mandamus, certiorari, and prohibition. The court also has original jurisdiction in habeas corpus proceedings Cal.
This reviewing power enables the Supreme Court to decide important legal questions and to maintain uniformity in the law. Like the superior court division, district courts hold trials and empanel juries to determine the facts of specific cases. The state is divided into district court districts where the court usually sits in the county seat of each county. Each district has a chief district court judge who manages the administrative duties of the court. Magistrates hold court in both civil and criminal matters as officers of the district court under the authority of the chief district court judge.
In addition, the General Division has general supervisory and revisionary jurisdiction over all state courts in any civil or criminal matter. With a few limited exceptions, the General Division has the jurisdiction to hear and try any action where the defendant is served with a writ or other originating process in Singapore, or outside Singapore in the circumstances authorised by Rules of Court; or where the defendant submits to the jurisdiction of the General Division.
The following matters are also exclusively heard by the General Division:. Generally, the SICC has the jurisdiction to hear and try an action if:. SICC proceedings may be heard by either one or three judges. Please click here to access the SICC website. In response to the increasing complexity of commercial cases reaching the Judiciary, various specialised lists have been set up in the General Division.
These specialised lists apply to cases in the General Division other than those in the Singapore International Commercial Court, which are international and commercial disputes managed by its own specialist judges.
While the Judges of the High Court comprise distinguished jurists with the requisite skill and experience to handle any case placed before them, the General Division also has specialist judges who are able to bring their considerable experience and expertise in specialist areas of law to bear on complex commercial cases.
The specialised lists in the General Division comprise:. It supplements the Rules of Court. Structure of the Courts. Constitution and Jurisdiction The Judiciary is one of the three branches of government in Singapore, namely the Executive, the Legislature and the Judiciary.
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