National
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
- Estonian: Riigikohtu esimees
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the Riigikogu
- Exact method
- Appointed by the Riigikogu on the recommendation of the President of the Republic (Constitution Arts. 65(7), 150).
- Chosen by
- Riigikogu
- Seats
- 1
Sources
- 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
- 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: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in Estonian
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