Judicial Branch
The Supreme Court is the highest court. Its judges are elected for 10-year terms by the General Assembly. Below the Supreme Court are appellate and lower courts, as well as justices of the peace. There are also electoral courts and administrative ("contentious") courts, an accounts court, and a military justice system.
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