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abbreviation
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UKSC
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alsoActsAs
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final court of appeal for devolution issues under the devolution statutes
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alsoActsAs
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successor to the devolution jurisdiction of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
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appointingAuthority
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British monarch
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surface form:
Monarch of the United Kingdom
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appointmentsAdvisedBy
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Prime Minister
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surface form:
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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appointmentsRecommendedBy
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independent selection commission
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building
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Middlesex Guildhall
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city
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London, England
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surface form:
London
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country
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United Kingdom
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createdBy
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Constitutional Reform Act 2005
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currentDeputyPresident
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Patrick Hodge, Lord Hodge
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currentPresident
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Robert Reed, Baron Reed of Allermuir
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dateEstablished
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1 October 2009
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deputyHeadOfCourtTitle
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Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
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hasOriginalJurisdiction
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limited, mainly in devolution and certain constitutional matters
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headOfCourtTitle
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President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
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hearsAppealsFrom
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Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland
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hearsAppealsFrom
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Court of Appeal of England and Wales
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hearsAppealsFrom
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College of Justice
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surface form:
Court of Session
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hearsAppealsFrom
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High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland
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hearsAppealsFrom
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High Court of Justice of England and Wales
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hearsAppealsFrom
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High Court of Justiciary
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surface form:
High Court of Justiciary (in limited civil or devolution matters)
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inception
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2009
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instanceOf
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appellate court
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instanceOf
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court of last resort
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instanceOf
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supreme court
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jurisdiction
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England
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jurisdiction
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Northern Ireland
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jurisdiction
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Scotland
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jurisdiction
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United Kingdom
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jurisdiction
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Wales
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legalSystem
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common law
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location
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Middlesex Guildhall, Parliament Square, London
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mandatoryRetirementAge
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70 or 75 depending on date of appointment
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maximumNumberOfJustices
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12
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neighbourhood
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Parliament Square
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numberOfJudges
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12
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officialLanguage
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English
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predecessor
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Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
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surface form:
Appellate Committee of the House of Lords
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predecessor
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Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
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surface form:
Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
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predecessor
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Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
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surface form:
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (for some devolution matters)
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replaced
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Appellate jurisdiction of the House of Lords
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role
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final arbiter on points of law in civil cases across the United Kingdom
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role
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final court of appeal
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role
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final court of appeal in criminal cases from England, Wales and Northern Ireland
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shortName
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Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
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surface form:
UK Supreme Court
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termLength
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until mandatory retirement age
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typeOfCourt
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appellate-only court
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website
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https://www.supremecourt.uk/
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