Supreme Court of the Netherlands

The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Dutch: Hoge Raad der Nederlanden [ˈɦoːɣə raːt dɛr ˈneːdərlɑndə(n)]^[1] or simply Hoge Raad), officially the High Council of the Netherlands, is the final court of appeal in civil, criminal and tax cases in the Netherlands. It was created on 1 October 1838 and is located in The Hague.

The Supreme Court is made up of 36 judges: a president, six vice presidents, twenty-five justices (raadsheren, literally "Lords of the Council") and four justices extraordinary (buitengewone dienst).^[2]

All judges are appointed for life, until they retire.

Supreme Court Of The Netherlands Media

The Huis Huguetan on Lange Voorhout, Supreme Court seat from 1988 to 2016
Lodewijk Ernst Visser, President of the Dutch Supreme Court from 1939 to 1941

References

↑ In isolation, Raad and der are pronounced [raːt] and [dɛr], respectively.
↑ "The World Factbook". cia.gov. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2013.

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[1] In isolation, Raad and der are pronounced [raːt] and [dɛr], respectively.

[2] "The World Factbook". cia.gov. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2013.

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