National
Federal Supreme Court
- French: Tribunal fédéral
- German: Bundesgericht
- Italian: Tribunale federale
- Romansh: Tribunal federal
Governs Switzerland
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Source: fedlex.admin.ch, checkedWho sits on it
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President of the Federal Supreme Court
Elected by the Federal Assembly
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up to 45 justices of the Federal Supreme Court
Elected by the Federal Assembly
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Sources for who sits on it
- President of the Federal Supreme Court fedlex.admin.ch · checked
- François Chaix as President of the Federal Supreme Court bger.ch · checked
- Justice of the Federal Supreme Court fedlex.admin.ch · checked
What it can do
- Highest judicial authority
Federal Constitution Art. 188: the Federal Supreme Court is the supreme judicial authority of the Confederation and is supervised by the Federal Assembly.
- Review of federal and cantonal law
Federal Constitution Art. 189: the Federal Supreme Court hears disputes on violations of federal law, international law, cantonal constitutional rights and the political rights of citizens, and disputes between the Confederation and cantons; it cannot review the constitutionality of federal acts (Art. 190).
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Sources for what it can do
- Highest judicial authority fedlex.admin.ch · checked
- Review of federal and cantonal law fedlex.admin.ch · checked
Sources
- fedlex.admin.ch · checked Federal Chancellery / Fedlex, Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation (SR 101), read 2026-10-12: existence, powers and composition of the Federal Assembly, National Council, Council of States, Federal Council and Federal Supreme Court (Art. 148-191); websites from parlament.ch, admin.ch, bk.admin.ch and bger.ch. For: Federal Supreme Court
- fedlex.admin.ch · checked Federal Constitution (authentic German, French, Italian texts; Romansh translation), read 2026-10-12; party names from parlament.ch web service MemberCouncil (Party names, DE/FR), read 2026-10-12. For: Federal Supreme Court in French, Federal Supreme Court in German, Federal Supreme Court in Italian, Federal Supreme Court in Romansh
- fedlex.admin.ch · checked Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation (SR 101), read 2026-10-12: the article cited in each description. For: Highest judicial authority, Review of federal and cantonal law
- fedlex.admin.ch · checked Federal Chancellery / Fedlex, Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation (SR 101), read 2026-10-12: sizes and selection of the offices (Art. 149, 150, 152, 168, 175, 176, 188). Federal Supreme Court size from Federal Supreme Court Act (SR 173.110) Art. 1. For: President of the Federal Supreme Court, Justice of the Federal Supreme Court
- bger.ch · checked Swiss Federal Supreme Court website, page "François CHAIX, Bundesgerichtspräsident", read 2026-10-12. Wikidata Q136734982 identified by search (Swiss judge, born 1964). For: François Chaix as President of the Federal Supreme Court
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