Puerto Rico
Supreme Court; Appellate Court; Court of First Instance
composed of two sections: a Superior Court and a Municipal Court
(justices for all these courts appointed by the governor with the
consent of the Senate)
Qatar
Courts of First Instance, Appeal, and Cassation; an
Administrative Court and a Constitutional Court were established in
2007; note - all judges are appointed by Amiri Decree based on the
recommendation of the Supreme Judiciary Council for renewable
three-year terms
Romania
Supreme Court of Justice (comprised of 11 judges appointed
for three-year terms by the president in consultation with the
Superior Council of Magistrates, which is comprised of the minister
of justice, the prosecutor general, two civil society
representatives appointed by the Senate, and 14 judges and
prosecutors elected by their peers); a separate body, the
Constitutional Court, validates elections and makes decisions
regarding the constitutionality of laws, treaties, ordinances, and
internal rules of the Parliament; it is comprised of nine members
serving nine-year terms, with three members each appointed by the
president, the Senate, and the Chamber of Deputies
Russia
Constitutional Court; Supreme Court; Supreme Arbitration
Court; judges for all courts are appointed for life by the
Federation Council on the recommendation of the president
Rwanda
Supreme Court; High Courts of the Republic; Provincial
Courts; District Courts; mediation committees
Saint Helena
Magistrate's Court; Supreme Court; Court of Appeal
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (consisting of
a Court of Appeal and a High Court; based on Saint Lucia; two judges
of the Supreme Court reside in Saint Kitts and Nevis); member of the
Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ)
Saint Lucia
Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (consists of a High
Court and a Court of Appeals; based on Saint Lucia; three judges of
the Supreme Court reside in Saint Lucia); member of the Caribbean
Court of Justice (CCJ)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Superior Tribunal of Appeals or Tribunal
Superieur d'Appel
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
(consisting of a High Court and Court of Appeals; based on Saint
Lucia; two judges of the Supreme Court reside in Saint Vincent and
the Grenadines)