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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 Federal Supreme Court Chief of State and Head of Government--President Arnold KOLLER (1990 calendar year; presidency rotates annually); Vice President Flavio COTTI (term runs concurrently with that of president)
1991 Federal Supreme Court Chief of State and Head of Government--President Flavio COTTI (1991 calendar year; presidency rotates annually); Vice President Rene FELBER (term runs concurrently with that of president) Free Democratic Party (FDP), Bruno HUNZIKER, president; Social Democratic Party (SPS), Helmut HUBACHER, chairman; Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP), Eva SEGMULLER-WEBER, chairman; Swiss People's Party (SVP), Hans UHLMANN, president; Green Party (GPS), Peter SCHMID, president; Autom
1992 Federal Supreme Court
1993 Federal Supreme Court
1994 Federal Supreme Court
1995 Federal Supreme Court
1996 Federal Supreme Court, judges elected for six-year terms by the Federal Assembly
1997 Federal Supreme Court, judges elected for six-year terms by the Federal Assembly
1998 Federal Supreme Court, judges elected for six-year terms by the Federal Assembly
1999 Federal Supreme Court, judges elected for six-year terms by the Federal Assembly
2000 Federal Supreme Court, judges elected for six-year terms by the Federal Assembly
2001 Federal Supreme Court (judges elected for six-year terms by the Federal Assembly)
2002 Federal Supreme Court (judges elected for six-year terms by the Federal Assembly)
2003 Federal Supreme Court (judges elected for six-year terms by the Federal Assembly)
2004 Federal Supreme Court (judges elected for six-year terms by the Federal Assembly)
2005 Federal Supreme Court (judges elected for six-year terms by the Federal Assembly)
2006 Federal Supreme Court (judges elected for six-year terms by the Federal Assembly)
2007 Federal Supreme Court (judges elected for six-year terms by the Federal Assembly)
2008 Federal Supreme Court (judges elected for six-year terms by the Federal Assembly)
2009 Federal Supreme Court (judges elected for six-year terms by the Federal Assembly)
2010 Federal Supreme Court (judges elected for six-year terms by the Federal Assembly)
2011 Federal Supreme Court (judges elected for six-year terms by the Federal Assembly)
2012 Federal Supreme Court (judges elected for six-year terms by the Federal Assembly)
2013 highest court(s): Federal Supreme Court (consists of 38 judges and 31 substitutes and organized into 5 sections) judge selection and term of office: judges elected by the Federal Assembly for 6-year terms; note - judges are affiliated with political parties and are elected according to linguistic and regional criteria in approximate proportion to the level of party representation in the Federal Assembly subordinate courts: Federal Criminal Court (began in 2004); Federal Administrative Court (beg
2014 highest court(s): Federal Supreme Court (consists of 38 judges and 31 substitutes and organized into 5 sections) judge selection and term of office: judges elected by the Federal Assembly for 6-year terms; note - judges are affiliated with political parties and are elected according to linguistic and regional criteria in approximate proportion to the level of party representation in the Federal Assembly subordinate courts: Federal Criminal Court (began in 2004); Federal Administrative Court (beg
2015 highest court(s): Federal Supreme Court (consists of 38 judges and 31 substitutes and organized into 5 sections) | judge selection and term of office: judges elected by the Federal Assembly for 6-year terms; note - judges are affiliated with political parties and are elected according to linguistic and regional criteria in approximate proportion to the level of party representation in the Federal Assembly | subordinate courts: Federal Criminal Court (began in 2004); Federal Administrative Court
2016 highest court(s): Federal Supreme Court (consists of 38 judges and 31 substitutes and organized into 5 sections) | judge selection and term of office: judges elected by the Federal Assembly for 6-year terms; note - judges are affiliated with political parties and are elected according to linguistic and regional criteria in approximate proportion to the level of party representation in the Federal Assembly | subordinate courts: Federal Criminal Court (began in 2004); Federal Administrative Court
2017 highest court(s): Federal Supreme Court (consists of 38 judges and 31 substitutes and organized into 5 sections) | judge selection and term of office: judges elected by the Federal Assembly for 6-year terms; note - judges are affiliated with political parties and are elected according to linguistic and regional criteria in approximate proportion to the level of party representation in the Federal Assembly | subordinate courts: Federal Criminal Court (began in 2004); Federal Administrative Court
2018 highest courts: Federal Supreme Court (consists of 38 justices and 19 deputy justices organized into 7 divisions) | judge selection and term of office: judges elected by the Federal Assembly for 6-year terms; note - judges are affiliated with political parties and are elected according to linguistic and regional criteria in approximate proportion to the level of party representation in the Federal Assembly | subordinate courts: Federal Criminal Court (established in 2004); Federal Administrative
2019 highest courts: Federal Supreme Court (consists of 38 justices and 19 deputy justices organized into 7 divisions) | judge selection and term of office: judges elected by the Federal Assembly for 6-year terms; note - judges are affiliated with political parties and are elected according to linguistic and regional criteria in approximate proportion to the level of party representation in the Federal Assembly | subordinate courts: Federal Criminal Court (established in 2004); Federal Administrative
2020 highest courts: Federal Supreme Court (consists of 38 justices and 19 deputy justices organized into 7 divisions) | judge selection and term of office: judges elected by the Federal Assembly for 6-year terms; note - judges are affiliated with political parties and are elected according to linguistic and regional criteria in approximate proportion to the level of party representation in the Federal Assembly | subordinate courts: Federal Criminal Court (established in 2004); Federal Administrative
2021 highest courts: Federal Supreme Court (consists of 38 justices and 19 deputy justices organized into 7 divisions) judge selection and term of office: judges elected by the Federal Assembly for 6-year terms; note - judges are affiliated with political parties and are elected according to linguistic and regional criteria in approximate proportion to the level of party representation in the Federal Assembly subordinate courts: Federal Criminal Court (established in 2004); Federal Administrative Cou
2022 highest court(s): Federal Supreme Court (consists of 38 justices and 19 deputy justices organized into 7 divisions) judge selection and term of office: judges elected by the Federal Assembly for 6-year terms; note - judges are affiliated with political parties and are elected according to linguistic and regional criteria in approximate proportion to the level of party representation in the Federal Assembly subordinate courts: Federal Criminal Court (established in 2004); Federal Administrative C
2023 highest court(s): Federal Supreme Court (consists of 38 justices and 19 deputy justices organized into 7 divisions) judge selection and term of office: judges elected by the Federal Assembly for 6-year terms; note - judges are affiliated with political parties and are elected according to linguistic and regional criteria in approximate proportion to the level of party representation in the Federal Assembly subordinate courts: Federal Criminal Court (established in 2004); Federal Administrative C
2024 highest court(s): Federal Supreme Court (consists of 38 justices and 19 deputy justices organized into 7 divisions) judge selection and term of office: judges elected by the Federal Assembly for 6-year terms; note - judges are affiliated with political parties and are elected according to linguistic and regional criteria in approximate proportion to the level of party representation in the Federal Assembly subordinate courts: Federal Criminal Court (established in 2004); Federal Administrative C
2025 highest court(s): Federal Supreme Court (consists of 38 justices and 19 deputy justices organized into 7 divisions) judge selection and term of office: judges elected by the Federal Assembly for 6-year terms; judges are affiliated with political parties and are elected according to linguistic and regional criteria in approximate proportion to party representation in the Federal Assembly subordinate courts: Federal Criminal Court (established in 2004); Federal Administrative Court (established in