National
President of the Supreme Court
- Icelandic: Forseti Hæstaréttar
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the President of Iceland
- Exact method
- Justices of the Supreme Court are appointed by the President on the proposal of the Minister of Justice after an evaluation committee assesses candidates (Constitution Art. 20; Courts Act no. 50/2016). The President of the Court is chosen by the justices from among themselves.
- Chosen by
- President of Iceland
- Seats
- 1
Sources
- government.is · checked Constitution of the Republic of Iceland Art. 2 and 59-61 and the Courts Act no. 50/2016, read 2026-10-12: the Supreme Court (Haestirettur) is not loaded with holders because no official list could be read. For: President of the Supreme Court
- althingi.is · checked Althingi, official Icelandic titles in the ministers list; Icelandic names of bodies from island.is and althingi.is, read 2026-10-12. For: President of the Supreme Court in Icelandic
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