Supreme Court of Frosgore

The Supreme Court is the most powerful court in all of Frosgore. Their responsibility is to use the power of judicial review on pieces of legislature, settle conflicts and disputes, and address the petitions and complaints against the government. The court is made up of 2-3 justices.

History
See List of Supreme Court Justices

The first judges, appointed by Štěpán Matěk were Jakub Smetana and Johan Hidayat. They are known for the first case of Supreme Court - accusations of high treason against Andrew Cheevers. The court proceeded without an approval vote by the Parliament, but would receive approval with a 9-1 vote.

The First Court
The first court was made up of Jakub Smetana and Johan Hidayat.

Johan Hidyat was impeached by Parliament on 29 June 2018 on grounds of supporting a political party during his tenure as a Supreme Court Justice.

The Second Court
With the departure of Johan Hidyat, President Nikola Licanin nominated two other justices. They have not been approved by the Parliament yet.

Jakub's term ends on the 28th of July, 2019.

* Resigned

Powers

 * Overturn unconstitutional legislation
 * Settle disputes directed towards the court
 * Conduct investigations
 * With the proposition from one-third of the Parliament
 * Hold Impeachment Trials
 * Motioned by a two-thirds majority from the Parliament

Protocol
The Supreme Court justices themselves are nominated by the President of Frosgore. This then is followed by a vote of approval by Parliament, which requires 60% majority to authorize the justice's nomination. Justices are not allowed to represent a party, be the president, or be a member of parliament.

The president must appoint justices if there are fewer than two actively serving. The president is given a 18 hour window to appoint the replacement justices, followed by a 24 hour voting window by Parliament. If the president fails to appoint a replacement justice, then the replacement justice will be chosen by a public vote (24 hours), with the Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition able to nominate replacements. The failure to appoint a replacement justice is also followed by the removal of said power from the president for a one week period, in which any other replacements follow the procedure mentioned above.

The court's decisions and judgments must be made public to the people of Frosgore.

Supreme Court justices serve six-week terms (no term limit).