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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 Supreme Court Chief of State and Head of Government--President Bernard DOWIYOGO (since 12 December 1989)
1991 Supreme Court Chief of State and Head of Government--President Bernard DOWIYOGO (since 12 December 1989)
1992 Supreme Court
1993 Supreme Court
1994 Supreme Court
1995 Supreme Court
1996 Supreme Court
1997 Supreme Court
1998 Supreme Court
1999 Supreme Court
2000 Supreme Court
2001 Supreme Court
2002 Supreme Court
2003 Supreme Court
2004 Supreme Court
2005 Supreme Court
2006 Supreme Court
2007 Supreme Court
2008 Supreme Court
2009 Supreme Court
2010 Supreme Court
2011 Supreme Court
2012 Supreme Court
2013 highest court(s): Supreme Court (consists of a chief justice and 1 judge) judge selection and term of office: judges appointed by the president to serve until age 65 subordinate courts: District Court, Family Court
2014 highest court(s): Supreme Court (consists of a chief justice and 1 judge) judge selection and term of office: judges appointed by the president to serve until age 65 subordinate courts: District Court, Family Court
2015 highest court(s): Supreme Court (consists of a chief justice and 1 judge) | judge selection and term of office: judges appointed by the president to serve until age 65 | subordinate courts: District Court, Family Court
2016 highest court(s): Supreme Court (consists of a chief justice and 1 judge) | judge selection and term of office: judges appointed by the president to serve until age 65 | subordinate courts: District Court, Family Court
2017 highest court(s): Supreme Court (consists of a chief justice and 1 judge) | judge selection and term of office: judges appointed by the president to serve until age 65 | subordinate courts: District Court, Family Court
2018 highest courts: Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and several justices); note - in late 2017, the Nauruan Government revoked the 1976 High Court Appeals Act, which had allowed appeals beyond the Nauruan Supreme Court, and in early 2018, the government announced its intention to form its own appeals court | judge selection and term of office: judges appointed by the president to serve until age 65 | subordinate courts: District Court, Family Court
2019 highest courts: Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and several justices); note - in late 2017, the Nauruan Government revoked the 1976 High Court Appeals Act, which had allowed appeals beyond the Nauruan Supreme Court, and in early 2018, the government formed its own appeals court | judge selection and term of office: judges appointed by the president to serve until age 65 | subordinate courts: District Court, Family Court
2020 highest courts: Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and several justices); note - in late 2017, the Nauruan Government revoked the 1976 High Court Appeals Act, which had allowed appeals beyond the Nauruan Supreme Court, and in early 2018, the government formed its own appeals court | judge selection and term of office: judges appointed by the president to serve until age 65 | subordinate courts: District Court, Family Court
2021 highest courts: Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and several justices); note - in late 2017, the Nauruan Government revoked the 1976 High Court Appeals Act, which had allowed appeals beyond the Nauruan Supreme Court, and in early 2018, the government formed its own appeals court judge selection and term of office: judges appointed by the president to serve until age 65 subordinate courts: District Court, Family Court
2022 highest court(s): Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and several justices); note - in late 2017, the Nauruan Government revoked the 1976 High Court Appeals Act, which had allowed appeals beyond the Nauruan Supreme Court, and in early 2018, the government formed its own appeals court judge selection and term of office: judges appointed by the president to serve until age 65 subordinate courts: District Court, Family Court
2023 highest court(s): Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and several justices); note - in late 2017, the Nauruan Government revoked the 1976 High Court Appeals Act, which had allowed appeals beyond the Nauruan Supreme Court, and in early 2018, the government formed its own appeals court judge selection and term of office: judges appointed by the president to serve until age 65 subordinate courts: District Court, Family Court
2024 highest court(s): Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and several justices); note - in late 2017, the Nauruan Government revoked the 1976 High Court Appeals Act, which had allowed appeals beyond the Nauruan Supreme Court, and in early 2018, the government formed its own appeals court judge selection and term of office: judges appointed by the president to serve until age 65 subordinate courts: District Court, Family Court
2025 highest court(s): Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and several justices) judge selection and term of office: judges appointed by the president to serve until age 65 subordinate courts: District Court, Family Court note: in 2017, the Nauruan Government revoked the 1976 High Court Appeals Act, which had allowed appeals beyond the Nauruan Supreme Court, and in 2018, the government formed its own appeals court