Supreme Court of Teiko

The Supreme Court of Teiko (最高裁判所 Saikō-Saibansho; called 最高裁 Saikō-Sai for short) is the highest federal court of the Federal Kingdom of Teiko. It has ultimate judicial authority to interpret the Teiko constitution and decide questions of national law (including local by laws). It has the power of judicial review; that is, it can declare Acts of the Central-46, local assemblies, and administrative actions, to be unconstitutional.

The Court consists of the Chief Justice of Teiko and eight associate justices who are nominated by the Premier and confirmed by the Teiko Royal Council. Once appointed, justices have life tenure unless they resign, retire, take senior status, or are removed after impeachment (though no justice has ever been removed). In modern discourse, the justices are often categorized as having conservative, moderate, or liberal philosophies of law and of judicial interpretation. Each justice has one vote, and while many cases are decided unanimously, many of the highest profile cases often expose ideological beliefs that track with those philosophical or political categories. The Court meets in the Teiko Supreme Court Building in Tetsuya.

Current Justices
The current justices are: