Supreme Court

The Supreme Court was the highest court of law in the United Federation of Nations, and composed the judicial branch of the Federation's government. The Court consisted of 21 justices (each addressed as "Your Honor" one of them was the Chief Justice who headed both the Court. The Supreme Chancellor would nominate judges to the Court which then had to be confirmed by the senate and the Ministry of Justice. The Chief Justice would be nominated by the Chancellor and confirmed by the Minister of Justice as well as the other judges on the court. The Supreme Court, in addition to serving as a 'court of last resort' and as a determiner of constitutional legality, also tried cases involving the most important matters in the Federation, such as charges of high treason and corruption. The Court apparently had the ability to try the same case more than once; this may mean that the Federation's judicial system had no concept of double jeopardy. Either that, or the proceedings always ended in a mistrial, necessitating another. The Court also had the power to issue subpoenas and writs.