Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is the highest court in Brunant. It has jurisdiction over all city and parish courts.

History
Under King Leuvis II Royal Courts were set up to administer the law, but these were mainly to be able to charge people who had not paid taxes or were rebelling against the government. It was only until the Constitution of 1802 that it prescribed for "a supreme national court free from royal& political interfearance with the task of measuring and enforcing the law". The first court was set up within the Congress building while the Supreme court building was in construction. When it was completed in 1813 the court moved there.

Role
The Chief Justice is the judge that presides over the court. They are appointed by the president and may serve in that role until they turn 75. There are no set requirements for judicial candidates, but they must be "knowledgeable in the laws of the nation" and "compl[y] with what is prescribed in the Constitution".

List of Chief Justices
Two Presidents and a Prime Minister have served as Chief Justice
 * 1) Joseph Greene (1876-1882)
 * 2) Louis Lemay (1882-1900)
 * 3) Alexander Hofmann (1900-1907)
 * 4) Bert Halsand (1907-1914)
 * 5) Joseph Hertz (1914-1918)
 * 6) Pieter Lemay (1918-1931)
 * 7) Herman Lansbury (1931-1937)
 * 8) Johannes Neyt (1937-1941, 1945-1948)
 * 9) Christine Sneijder (1948-158)
 * 10) Andrew Kirkley (1958-1961)
 * 11) Andrew Morris (1961-1963)
 * 12) Hans Brunner (1963-1969)
 * 13) Andrew Morris (1969-1976)
 * 14) Alexandra Cunningham (1976-1984)
 * 15) Therese Fransen (1984-1997)
 * 16) Hilda Brunnemeyer (1997-2001)
 * 17) Albert Wilson (2001-2006)
 * 18) Sophie Velmond (2006-date)
 * 1) Hans Brunner (1963-1969)
 * 2) Andrew Morris (1969-1976)
 * 3) Alexandra Cunningham (1976-1984)
 * 4) Therese Fransen (1984-1997)
 * 5) Hilda Brunnemeyer (1997-2001)
 * 6) Albert Wilson (2001-2006)
 * 7) Sophie Velmond (2006-date)