Tuvalu
High Court (a chief justice visits twice a year to preside
over its sessions; its rulings can be appealed to the Court of
Appeal in Fiji); eight Island Courts (with limited jurisdiction)
Uganda
Court of Appeal (judges are appointed by the president and
approved by the legislature); High Court (judges are appointed by
the president)
Ukraine
Supreme Court; Constitutional Court
United Arab Emirates
Union Supreme Court (judges are appointed by
the president)
United Kingdom
Supreme Court of the UK (established in October 2009
taking over appellate jurisdiction formerly vested in the House of
Lords); Senior Courts of England and Wales (comprising the Court of
Appeal, the High Court of Justice, and the Crown Courts); Court of
Judicature (Northern Ireland); Scotland's Court of Session and High
Court of the Justiciary
United States
Supreme Court (nine justices; nominated by the
president and confirmed with the advice and consent of the Senate;
appointed to serve for life); 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 Tribunal Supremo de
Justicia (32 magistrates are elected by the National Assembly for a
single 12-year term)