JUDICIARY
PEOPLE'S COUNCIL OF THE JUDICIARY
Et veritas iustitiae, per Constitutionem de lege atque imperi
Seat: Adenport, Roseport
Form: Governing Body of the Judiciary
Headquarters: Santa Quantrum and e'Pontouille Palace, St Helena
Chairman: His Honor Justice Mariano Asassi
Chief Executive: Judge Cory d'Ronanford, Secretary of the Council
The People's Council of the Judiciary is the supreme governing body of the Judiciary: as such overseeing all judicial bodies including Courts, Tribunals, Boards, Conferences and Judgemenship. The People's Council of the Judiciary is equal to the National Council of the Judiciary of Poland, the General Council of the Judiciary of Spain, the High Council of the Judiciary of Italy and the Judicial Conference of the United States. The Council has both an governing and administrative function as the principal and governing body of the Judicial Branch of the State but has also an advisory responsibility. The Council is the responsible advisory body for the People's Government and the General Assembly in matters relating to the judicial organization the State, legal process legislation and prosecuting affairs.
MEMBERS OF THE PEOPLE'S COUNCIL OF THE JUDICIARY:
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1 Magistrate Justice Mariano Assasi
Chairman of the Council
President of the Supreme Court of State
2011-
3 Justice Howard D'Romagnolio
Associate Chairman of the Council
President of the Court of Cassation of State
2008-
5 Judge Carl Hoffmann-Castelli
Associate Chairman of the Council
Chief Judge of the General Labor Tribunal
2006-
7 Judge Werner Giordani
Assist. Associate Chairman of the Council
Chairman of the State Immigration and Asylum Tribunal
2015-
9 General Jaghmeet O'Reilly
Assist. Associate Chairman of the Council
President of the High Tribunal of Law Enforcement Services
2o13-
11 Prosecutor Amanda Gardener
Prosecutor-General of State
2014-
13 Questor Nicolas Renzo
First Magistrate Questor
2012-
15 Justice Frans-Johannes Holdenborger
President of the People's Court of Mercani
2014-
17 Justice Mike Ramsay
President of the People's Court of Azali Zamber
1999-
19 Justice Alan Brazile
President of the Cantonal Council of Metropolium
2005-
21 Justice Jim Pascohen
President of the Cantonal Council of the Canton of Llianes
1998-
23 Judge Pietro Gough
Chief Judge of the Tribunal of Justice of Law Enforcement Services
2007-
25 Judge Jennifer Murray-Chynne
Chief Justice of the Court of Internal Affairs of Sarteni Paeuley
2004-
27 Solicitor General Carter Spitzinger
Solicitor General of the Autumn Islands
2012-
2 Justice Veronica Thunes
Deputy Chairman of the Council
President of the National Reserve Court
2009-
4 Justice Stefano Cattaneo
Associate Chairman of the Council
President of the National Court of Internal Affairs
2014-
6 Judge Justin Montanari
Assist. Associate Chairman of the Council
Chairman of the State Court of Appeals for the Armed Services
2015-
8 General Gerald e'Camilleri
Assist. Associate Chairman of the Council
Chairman of the Board of National Intelligence
2008-
10 Judge Madeleine Moore
Assist. Associate Chairman of the Council
Chairman of the XX
2010-
12 Advocate Clare vanDar Haiden Steen
People's Ombudsman of State
2013-
14 Justice Marc Papineau
President of the People's Court of the Imperial Federation-Islands
2009-
16 Justice Joseph Normansen
President of the People's Court of Roseport
2007-
18 Justice Thomas O'Connell
President of the Cantonal Council of Mercani
2009-
20 Judge Kennedy Garran
Chief Judge of the General Court of the Army and Homeland Interior Forces
2016-
22 Judge Catharina Rankin
Chief Justice of the Court of Social Affairs of Carmichael
2005-
24 Judge Martin L. Soemfield
Chief Justice of the Cantonal Reserve Court of Metropolium
2014-
26 Solicitor General Brian Villanueva
Solicitor General of Sarteni Paeuley
2015-
Judge Cory d'Ronanford
Secretary of the People's Council of the Judiciary
2016-
COURTS SYSTEM:
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NATIONAL LEVEL:
1 SUPREME COURT OF STATE
- Court of last resort for all legal matters with the jurisdiction over the whole of the State
- Court of last resort for matters managed by the National Reserve Court, the National Court of Internal Affairs, the General Labor Tribunal, the State Court of Appeals for the Armed Services, the State Immigration and Asylum Tribunal and the High Tribunal of Law Enforcement Services.
- Court of Appeals for the People's Courts, the Cantonal Courts of Social Affairs and the Cantonal Councils
- Constitutional Court of the State
- Supreme Administrative Court
2 NATIONAL RESERVE COURT
- Court of Appeals for the Cantonal Reserve Courts
- Supreme Court for commercial-, economic-, financial-, competition-, patent-, marketing-, trademark- customs-, trade- and tax law in the whole of the State
- First Court of Justice for national fiscal prosecution
3 NATIONAL COURT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS
- Court of Appeals for the Cantonal Courts of Internal Affairs
- Supreme Court for planning-, environmental-, land-, mining-, building-, development- and construction law.
- First Court of Justice for national planning-, environmental- or development prosecution
4 GENERAL LABOR TRIBUNAL
- Special Court with jurisdiction over legal matters concerning labor-, employment- and strike law
- National Legal Arbitration Service
5 STATE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED SERVICES
- Special Court of Appeals for the General Court of the Army and Homeland Interior Forces and the General Court of the People's Navy and Air Artillery.
- Court of Appeals for prosecutions and proceeding concerning crimes conducted by the Armed Forces or Persons in their service/ active duty.
6 STATE IMMIGRATION AND ASULYM TRIBUNAL
- Special Court with jurisdiction over immigration- and asylum law.
- Court of Appeal for immigrational decisions conducted by State- or Cantonal authorities.
7 BOARD OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
- Special Court with responsibility of scrutinizing and allowing/dismissing requests of Extended Surveillance or Information Collection by State- or Cantonal authorities.
- Court of Appeals for surveillance or information collection operations.
8 HIGH TRIBUNAL OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES
- Special Court
- Court of Appeals for prosecutions and proceeding concerning crimes conducted by the Law Enforcement Services or Persons in their service/active duty.
CANTONAL LEVEL:
1 JUDICIARY ADMINISTRATION OF THE CANTON, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF STATE
- Court of last resort for all legal matters with the jurisdiction over the whole of the State
- Court of Appeals for the People's Courts, the Cantonal Courts of Social Affairs and the Chamber Councils
- Constitutional Court of the State
- Supreme Administrative Court
2 PEOPLE'S COURT
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3 CANTONAL COUNCIL
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4 COURT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS
- Cou
5 COURT OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS
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6 CANTONAL RESERVE COURT
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§ CANTONAL LEVEL
§ Judiciary Administration of the Canton, Office of the Attorney-General of State
(The Judicial Administration is formally a part of the nation Attorney-Generals Office but works foremost as the cantonal branch of the judiciary and administers as well as coordinates the cantonal judicial services in the Canton responsible. That is including administration of the responsible courts, prosecutions, judicial administration and investigations. The Administration is headed by a Solicitor-General.)
10 People's Court
(General Court of Appeal concerning judicial proceedings managed by the Law Courts. Jurisdiction over judicial law.)
11 Cantonal Council
(Court of Appeal for judicial proceedings managed by the Public District Councils with jurisdiction over administrative law.)
12 Court of Internal Affairs
(Special Court of planning-, environmental-, land-, mining, development- and building law)
13 Court of Social Affairs
(Special Court of family-, health-, gender/identity-, public health-, insurance
14 Cantonal Reserve Court
(Special Court of commercial-, economic-, customs-, competition- and tax law.)
(14 Cantonal Administrations)
§ DISTRICT LEVEL
§ District Justice Service
(The District Justice Service administers and coordinates the local judicial services in the District responsible including administration of the Law Court, the Public District Council and the District-Attorneys prosecutions and office.)
15 Law Court
(General Court of First Instance concerning proceedings of judicial law.)
16 District Council
(General Court of First Instance concerning proceedings of administrative law.)
(458 Districts)
§ LOCAL LEVEL
§ City Justice Service
(The City Justice Service administers and coordinates the judicial services in the City or Municipality responsible. No Courts exist at such a local level, therefor the Justice Service functions at the most local branch of the Judiciary in the City.)
(971 City or Municipality Administrations)
§ TOPIC LEVEL:
17 State Court of the Army and Homeland Interior Forces
18 State Court of the People's Navy and Air Artillery
19 Tribunal of Justice of Law Enforcement Services
SUPREME COURT OF STATE
COURTMENS COUNCIL
1 Justice Mariano Assasi
President of the Supreme Court of the State
2011-, 1997-
3 Justice Alain Preussethon
Magistrate Justice
2002-
5 Justice Eleonora va Cinchi
Magistrate Justice
2005-
2 Justice Heléne Checkenburg
Executive of the Supreme Court of the State
2014-, 1998-
4 Justice Michael Alange
Magistrate Justice
1993-
JUDICIAL OFFICERS OF THE STATE
PEOPLE'S PROSECUTION SERVICE
1 Prosecutor Amanda Gardener
Prosecutor-General of State
2013-
3 Attorney Eric Seadh
Secretary-Manager
2016-
2 Prosecutor Phillippe Motoue
Assistant Prosecutor-General of State
2010-
ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S OFFICE
1 Attorney Pamela Sascony
Attorney-General of State
2015-
3 Justice Eveline Engelbrecht
Secretary-Manager
2011-
2 Prosecutor Christopher Thames
Deputy Attorney-General of State
2015-
OFFICE OF THE PEOPLE'S OMBUDSMAN
1 Advocate Clare vanDar Haiden Steen
People's Ombudsman of State
2009-
3 Director Mark Newterman
Secretary-Manager
Chief of Staff to the Ombudsman
2016-
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE SUPREME COURT:
SUPREME COURT OF STATE:
1.1: First Chamber:
Eleonora va Cinchi, head of the chamber
Robert ''Bob'' Adrians, magistrate quaestor
Peter Sinclair, magistrate quaestor
Byron Giacomazzo, magistrate quaestor
Raphael Gueirra, counsel general
1.2 Second Chamber:
Alain Preussethon, head of the chamber
Marilyn Baldwin, magistrate quaestor
Santiago Naccarato, magistrate quaestor
Norman Whittaker, magistrate quaestor
Carvyn Hywel, counsel general
1.3 Third Chamber:
Mariano Assasi, head of the chamber
Nicolas Renzo, magistrate quaestor (first magistrate quaestor)
Johnny W. C'Comtha, magistrate quaestor
Katharine ''Kate'' Adeen, magistrate quaestor
Juan Miguel O'Miles, counsel general
1.4 Fourth Chamber:
Heléne Checkenburg, head of the chamber
Clarke Granaiola, magistrate quaestor
Mathias Raymond, magistrate quaestor
Manuel Cettaluca, magistrate quaestor
Anne Kolpatch, counsel general
1.5 Fifth Chamber:
Michael Alange, head of the chamber
Stella-Jeanine Hearndry, magistrate quaestor
Carl Fransesco, magistrate quaestor
Warner Wilkingson, magistrate quaestor
Joseph Chid, counsel general