Topics Minimum age of supreme court judges

Constitute topics are built from the variables in the Comparative Constitutions Project’s dataset, which captures the content of world constitutions. The particular variables relevant to this topic are listed below, in the form of survey questions.

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Description

The minimum age that an individual must have attained before assuming the office of judge on the supreme court.

Categories

Judiciary

Survey Questions

  • What is the minimum age limit for eligibility to serve as a the chief justice of the highest ordinary court?
  • What is the minimum age limit for eligibility to serve as a member of the highest ordinary court?