Seychelles
Court of Appeal; Supreme Court; judges for both courts
are appointed by the president
Sierra Leone
Supreme Court; Appeals Court; High Court
Singapore
Supreme Court (chief justice is appointed by the president
with the advice of the prime minister, other judges are appointed by
the president with the advice of the chief justice); Court of Appeals
Sint Maarten
Common Court of Justice, Joint High Court of Justice
(judges appointed by the monarch)
Slovakia
Supreme Court (judges are elected by the National Council);
Constitutional Court (judges appointed by president from group of
nominees approved by the National Council); Special Court (judges
elected by a council of judges and appointed by president)
Slovenia
Supreme Court (judges are elected by the National Assembly
on the recommendation of the Judicial Council); Constitutional Court
(judges elected for nine-year terms by the National Assembly and
nominated by the president)
Solomon Islands
Court of Appeal
Somalia
following the breakdown of the central government, most
regions have reverted to local forms of conflict resolution, either
secular, traditional Somali customary law, or sharia (Islamic) law
with a provision for appeal of all sentences
South Africa
Constitutional Court; Supreme Court of Appeals; High
Courts; Magistrate Courts
Spain
Supreme Court or Tribunal Supremo