Supreme Court of Syria

The Supreme Court of Syria (Arabic: المحكمة العليا السورية al-maḥkamah al-‘ulyā as-sūrīyah) is the highest judicial authority in the Syrian Arab Republic, a member republic of the Arab Union. It represents the highest level of the judicial branch of the republican government of Syria. The Supreme Court of Syria is led by the Chief Justice of Syria, who is nominated by the Premier of Syria and confirmed by the Syrian Arab Congress. Immediately below the Supreme Court of Syria is the Syrian National Court of Appeal, which hears the vast majority of appeals of rulings from lower governorate- and district-level trial courts. Only rarely are National Court of Appeal rulings appealed to the Supreme Court of Syria, and even rarer are the Syrian Supreme Court's rulings appealed to the Supreme Court of the Arab Union, the only truly federal court in the Arab Union. The Chief Justice of Syria is responsible for appointing the Deputy Chief Justice of Syria, who leads the Syrian National Court of Appeal.