New South Wales Supreme Court
| Supreme Court of New South Wales | |
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The Supreme Court building in Queen's Square, Sydney
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| Established | 1823 |
| Location | Sydney |
| Coordinates | 33°52′08″S 151°12′42″E / 33.868918°S 151.211628°ECoordinates: 33°52′08″S 151°12′42″E / 33.868918°S 151.211628°E |
| Composition method | Vice-regal appointment upon Premier's nomination, following advice of the Attorney General and Cabinet |
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Parliament of New South Wales via the:
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| Decisions are appealed to | |
| Decisions are heard for appeals from | District Court of New South Wales |
| Judge term length | mandatory retirement by age of 72 |
| Number of positions | 53 |
| Website | supremecourt |
| Chief Justice of New South Wales | |
| Currently | Justice Tom Bathurst AC |
| Since | 1 June 2011 |
The Supreme Court of New South Wales is the highest state court of the Australian State of New South Wales. It has unlimited jurisdiction within the state in civil matters, and hears the most serious criminal matters. Whilst the Supreme Court is the highest New South Wales court in the Australian court hierarchy, an appeal by special leave can be made to the High Court of Australia.
Matters of appeal can be submitted to the New South Wales Court of Appeal and Court of Criminal Appeal, both of which are constituted by members of the Supreme Court, in the case of the Court of Appeal from those who have been commissioned as judges of appeal.
The Supreme Court consists of 52 permanent judges, including the Chief Justice of New South Wales, presently Tom Bathurst, the President of the Court of Appeal, 11 Judges of Appeal, the Chief Judge at Common Law, and the Chief Judge in Equity.
The Supreme Court building is physically located in Queen's Square, Sydney, New South Wales.
The first superior court of the Colony of New South Wales (known as the Supreme Court of Civil Judicature) was established by letters patent dated 2 April 1814, known as the Second Charter of Justice of New South Wales. That charter provided that there should be a Supreme Court constituted by a Judge appointed by the King's commission and two Magistrates. The charter also created the Governor's Court and the Lieutenant-Governor's Court. The jurisdiction of the Governor's Court and the Supreme Court extended to Van Diemen's Land (the former name for Tasmania). All three courts were concerned with civil matters only.
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