The Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court is the highest appellate court in the United Kingdom, serving as the final arbiter on points of law in civil cases across the UK and criminal cases from England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

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Justices of the Supreme Court 1
The Supreme Court canonical 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf appellate court ⓘ
court of last resort ⓘ
supreme court ⓘ
abbreviation UKSC ⓘ
alsoActsAs final court of appeal for devolution issues under the devolution statutes ⓘ
successor to the devolution jurisdiction of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
appointingAuthority Monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British monarch
appointmentsAdvisedBy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Prime Minister
appointmentsRecommendedBy independent selection commission ⓘ
building Middlesex Guildhall ⓘ
city London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
country United Kingdom ⓘ
createdBy Constitutional Reform Act 2005 ⓘ
currentDeputyPresident Patrick Hodge, Lord Hodge ⓘ
currentPresident Robert Reed, Baron Reed of Allermuir ⓘ
dateEstablished 1 October 2009 ⓘ
deputyHeadOfCourtTitle Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ⓘ
hasOriginalJurisdiction limited, mainly in devolution and certain constitutional matters ⓘ
headOfCourtTitle President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ⓘ
hearsAppealsFrom Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland ⓘ
Court of Appeal of England and Wales ⓘ
Court of Session ⓘ
linked to: College of Justice

High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland ⓘ
High Court of Justice of England and Wales ⓘ
High Court of Justiciary (in limited civil or devolution matters) ⓘ
inception 2009 ⓘ
jurisdiction England ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
legalSystem common law ⓘ
location Middlesex Guildhall, Parliament Square, London ⓘ
mandatoryRetirementAge 70 or 75 depending on date of appointment ⓘ
maximumNumberOfJustices 12 ⓘ
neighbourhood Parliament Square ⓘ
numberOfJudges 12 ⓘ
officialLanguage English ⓘ
predecessor Appellate Committee of the House of Lords ⓘ
Judicial Committee of the House of Lords ⓘ
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (for some devolution matters) ⓘ
replaced Appellate jurisdiction of the House of Lords ⓘ
role final arbiter on points of law in civil cases across the United Kingdom ⓘ
final court of appeal ⓘ
final court of appeal in criminal cases from England, Wales and Northern Ireland ⓘ
shortName UK Supreme Court ⓘ
termLength until mandatory retirement age ⓘ
typeOfCourt appellate-only court ⓘ
website https://www.supremecourt.uk/ ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Supreme Court of the United Kingdom → motto → The Supreme Court ⓘ
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom → styleOfJudges → Justices of the Supreme Court ⓘ
linked to: The Supreme Court