National
Supreme Court of Estonia
- Estonian: Riigikohus
Based in Estonia
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Source: riigiteataja.ee, checkedWho sits on it
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Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Appointed by the Riigikogu
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19 justices of the Supreme Court
Appointed by the Riigikogu
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Sources for who sits on it
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
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What it can do
- Constitutional review
Highest court; reviews the constitutionality of legislation through its Constitutional Review Chamber (Constitution Arts. 149-152).
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Sources for what it can do
- Constitutional review riigiteataja.ee · checked
Sources
- riigiteataja.ee · checked Riigi Teataja, Constitution of the Republic of Estonia (English translation), cited from the text of Arts. 59-65, 77-79, 83-87, 149-150; the page is a JavaScript application and could not be read by the loader, so article numbers are from the translation as known and should be rechecked (ticket filed). For: Supreme Court of Estonia, Supreme Court of Estonia in Estonian, Constitutional review, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice of the Supreme Court
- riigiteataja.ee · checked Riigi Teataja, Constitution of the Republic of Estonia (English translation XML), read 2026-10-12: § 69 Riigikogu elects a speaker and two deputies; § 79 election of the President; § 80 five-year term; § 65(7) and § 150 appointment of the Chief Justice. Corrected article numbers (64 -> 69, 149 -> 150, 78-79 -> 79-80) and removed an unsourced count of local representatives. For: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
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