Supreme Court of Croatia

Supreme Court of the Republic of Croatia Vrhovni sud Republike Hrvatske
Palace of the Supreme Court is located at the Nikola Šubić Zrinski Square
Country	Croatia
Location	Zagreb
Coordinates	45°48′41.5″N 15°58′43.5″E / 45.811528°N 15.978750°E / 45.811528; 15.978750Coordinates: 45°48′41.5″N 15°58′43.5″E / 45.811528°N 15.978750°E / 45.811528; 15.978750
Composition method	Elected by the National Judicial Council
Authorized by	Constitution of the Republic of Croatia
Judge term length	Five years in the first term, life tenure after renewal with mandatory retirement at the age of 70
No. of positions	42
Website	vshr.hr
President
Currently	Branko Hrvatin, mag. iur.
Since	July 7, 2005 (was reelected two times, in 2009 and 2013)

The Supreme Court of the Republic of Croatia (Croatian: Vrhovni sud Republike Hrvatske) is the highest court in the country, which ensures the uniform application of laws and equal justice to all.

Courts protect the legal order of the Republic of Croatia as established by the Constitution and law, and provide for the uniform application of law and equal justice for all.

Administration of justice in the Republic of Croatia is carried out by:

Supreme Court basic duties:

The President of the Supreme Court is elected and relieved of duty by the Croatian Parliament at the proposal of the President of the Republic.

Judicial office is permanent, but exceptionally, at assuming the judicial office for the first time, judges are appointed for a five-year term. After the renewal of the appointment, judges assume their duty as permanent.

All judges are appointed by the National Judicial Council and relieves them of judicial duty, as well as decides on their disciplinary responsibility.

A judge can be relieved of judicial office: