United States:
Supreme Court (its nine justices are appointed for
life by the president with confirmation by the Senate); United
States Courts of Appeal; United States District Courts; State and
County Courts
Uruguay:
Supreme Court (judges are nominated by the president and
elected for 10-year terms by the General Assembly)
Uzbekistan:
Supreme Court (judges are nominated by the president and
confirmed by the Supreme Assembly)
Vanuatu:
Supreme Court (chief justice is appointed by the president
after consultation with the prime minister and the leader of the
opposition, three other justices are appointed by the president on
the advice of the Judicial Service Commission)
Venezuela:
Supreme Tribunal of Justice or Tribuna Suprema de
Justicia (magistrates are elected by the National Assembly for a
single 12-year term)
Vietnam:
Supreme People's Court (chief justice is elected for a
five-year term by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the
president)
Virgin Islands:
US District Court of the Virgin Islands (under Third
Circuit jurisdiction); Territorial Court (judges appointed by the
governor for 10-year terms)
Wallis and Futuna:
none; justice generally administered under French
law by the high administrator, but the three traditional kings
administer customary law and there is a magistrate in Mata-Utu
Yemen:
Supreme Court
Yugoslavia:
Federal Court or Savezni Sud; Constitutional Court;
judges for both courts are elected by the Federal Assembly for
nine-year terms