Supreme Court of the Realm

The State Supreme Court (: Corte Suprema Estatal) is the highest in Ventora. It may choose or decline to hear matters appealed to it from a high court of justice or the senior-most court in a duchy. Decisions of the State Supreme Court are not subject to review by any other court. Since 1961, with the end of Ventora's monarchy, decisions taken by the court are no longer subject to review by the. Although not exclusive to it, the State Supreme Court is the primary court for interpreting the Fundamental Law, the country's.

Composition
Nine magistrates (magistrados/as) sit on the State Supreme Court: three are professional judges appointed for life by the Regent with consent of the Grand Council of State, three are elected professional judges, and three are elected assessors. The People's Assembly elects the non-appointed judges and assessors to staggered 12 year terms. Candidates for magistrate must have at least 15 years of experience as a professional judge or assessor.