Supreme Court of Tasmania

Supreme Court of Tasmania
The Royal Arms used by the Supreme Court of Tasmania
Supreme Court of Tasmania building, Hobart
42°53′10″S 147°19′46″E / 42.886048°S 147.329556°E / -42.886048; 147.329556
Established	10 May 1824
Jurisdiction	Tasmania
Location	Hobart
Coordinates	42°53′10″S 147°19′46″E / 42.886048°S 147.329556°E / -42.886048; 147.329556
Composition method	Vice-regal appointment upon Premier's nomination, following advice of the Attorney General and the Cabinet
Authorised by	Parliament of Tasmania via the: Supreme Court Act 1959 (Tas)
Appeals to	High Court of Australia
Appeals from	Magistrates' Court of Tasmania
Judge term length	Mandatory retirement by age of 75
Number of positions	7
Website	supremecourt.tas.gov.au
Chief Justice of Tasmania
Currently	Chris Shanahan
Since	8 April 2013

This article is part of a series on the
Politics of Tasmania
Constitution
Monarchy Monarch Charles III Governor Barbara Baker
Executive Premier Jeremy Rockliff (LP) Deputy Premier Guy Barnett (LP) Cabinet Second Rockliff Ministry Cabinet
Legislature Tasmanian Parliament Legislative Council President Craig Farrell (ALP) Leader Leonie Hiscutt (LP) House of Assembly Speaker Michelle O'Byrne (ALP) Leader Eric Abetz (LP) Opposition Leader Dean Winter (ALP) Shadow Ministry
Judiciary Supreme Court of Tasmania Chief Justice Christopher Shanahan List of judges Magistrates Court of Tasmania Chief Magistrate K.J. Stanton
Local government Councils in Tasmania Political parties
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The Supreme Court of Tasmania is the highest State court in the Australian State of Tasmania. Together with the Magistrates Court, it forms the judiciary in Tasmania. In the Australian court hierarchy, the Supreme Court of Tasmania is in the middle level, with both an appellate jurisdiction over lower courts, and decisions made by Court to be heard on appeal by the High Court of Australia.

The ordinary sittings of the Court occur in Hobart, Launceston and Burnie in Tasmania. The Court's Appeal division sits only in Hobart.