Macedonia
Supreme Court; Constitutional Court; Republican Judicial
Council
note: the Assembly appoints the judges
Madagascar
Supreme Court or Cour Supreme; High Constitutional Court
or Haute Cour Constitutionnelle
Malawi
Supreme Court of Appeal; High Court (chief justice appointed
by the president, puisne judges appointed on the advice of the
Judicial Service Commission); magistrate's courts
Malaysia
civil courts include Federal Court, Court of Appeal, High
Court of Malaya on peninsula Malaysia, and High Court of Sabah and
Sarawak in states of Borneo (judges are appointed by the king on the
advice of the prime minister); sharia courts include Sharia Appeal
Court, Sharia High Court, and Sharia Subordinate Courts at
state-level and deal with religious and family matters such as
custody, divorce, and inheritance only for Muslims; decisions of
sharia courts cannot be appealed to civil courts
Maldives
Supreme Court; Supreme Court judges are appointed by the
president with approval of voting members of the People's Council;
High Court; Trial Courts; all lower court judges are appointed by
the Judicial Service Commission
Mali
Supreme Court or Cour Supreme
Malta
Constitutional Court; Court of First Instance; Court of Appeal
note: magistrates and judges for the courts are appointed by the
president on the advice of the prime minister
Marshall Islands
Supreme Court; High Court; Traditional Rights Court
Mauritania
Supreme Court or Cour Supreme; Court of Appeals; lower
courts
Mauritius
Supreme Court