Supreme Court of Georgia (country)

Supreme Court of Georgia საქართველოს უზენაესი სასამართლო
Coat of arms of Georgia
Established	2005
Country	Georgia
Location	Tbilisi
Authorized by	Georgian Constitution
Judge term length	10 years
Number of positions	9
Website	www.supremecourt.ge

The Supreme Court of Georgia represents the court of the highest and final administration of justice in the country. It was established in 2005 as the instance court. It is located in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia.

The Supreme Court oversees the administration of justice at common courts. Its activities are to be guided by the principles of legality, collective nature, publicity, equality of parties and competitiveness, as well as the irremovability, immunity and independence of judges.

The Supreme Court of Georgia considers claims on judgments made by the Courts of Appeal. It supports the introduction of the unified interpretation of the law and the establishment of common judicial practice.

Through the substantiated clarification and comparison of legal norms and by establishing court practice, the Court of Cassation is intended to ensure prompt and streamlined functioning of the judiciary.

The President and judges of the Court are elected for a period of not less than ten years by a majority of the Parliament from the current nominal list as submitted by the President of Georgia.

The chairman and the members of the Supreme Court of Georgia have immunity from prosecution. Criminal proceedings against the chairman or a judge of the Supreme Court, their arrest or detention, the search of their apartment, car, workplace or person shall be permissible only by the consent of the Parliament, except when the chairman or a judge is caught flagrante delicto, in which case, the Parliament is to be immediately notified. Unless the Parliament gives its consent, the arrested or detained shall immediately be released.

The Organic Law on Common Courts of Georgia defines the structure of the Supreme Court, according to which the following structural units are established:

The Chamber of the Supreme Court considers cassation claims on judgments of the Courts of Appeal determined by procedural law and other cases assigned within its jurisdiction as defined by the law and rules. A Disciplinary Chamber is established at the Supreme Court of Georgia, which reviews claims against the judgments made by the Disciplinary Panel of Judges of Common Courts of Georgia.