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The '''Chief Justice of the Hanover Supreme Court''' is the chief judge and head of the {{wp|Hanover Supreme Court}}, the highest judicial body of the [[Hanoverian Union]]. As per the {{wp|Brussels Agreement}}, the chief justice is mainly tasked with overseeing the day-to-day duties of the {{wp|Hanover Supreme Court}} relating to trials or appeals involving members of the organisation, as well as determining the legality and constitutionality of any laws passed by the organisation's legislative body, the [[Executive Council of the Hanoverian Union|Executive Council]], so as to ensure its compliance with the organisation's constitution, the {{wp|Brussels Agreement}}. | The '''Chief Justice of the Hanover Supreme Court''' is the chief judge and head of the {{wp|Hanover Supreme Court}}, the highest judicial body of the [[Hanoverian Union]]. As per the {{wp|Brussels Agreement}}, the chief justice is mainly tasked with overseeing the day-to-day duties of the {{wp|Hanover Supreme Court}} relating to trials or appeals involving members of the organisation, as well as determining the legality and constitutionality of any laws passed by the organisation's legislative body, the [[Executive Council of the Hanoverian Union|Executive Council]], so as to ensure its compliance with the organisation's constitution, the {{wp|Brussels Agreement}}. | ||
Since its inception in 1946, six people have served as chief justice, with each officeholder strictly limited to a fifteen-year term. As of current, the present officeholder is {{wp|Brenda Hale, Baroness Hale of Richmond|The Baroness Hale of Richmond}}, whom assumed office on 6 December 2021 as the first woman to become chief justice. | Since its inception in 1946, approximately six people have served as chief justice, with each officeholder strictly limited to a fifteen-year term. As of current, the present officeholder is {{wp|Brenda Hale, Baroness Hale of Richmond|The Baroness Hale of Richmond}}, whom assumed office on 6 December 2021 as the first woman to become chief justice, succeeding {{wp|Willem Elize Haak}} upon the completion of the latter's term. | ||
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| Chief Justice of Hanover Supreme Court | |
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 Seal of the Hanover Supreme Court | |
| Hanover Supreme Court | |
| Style | The Right Honourable |
| Status | Chief Justice |
| Seat | Belvédère Château, Brussels |
| Appointer | The President on the advice of the Chairman following the Secretary-General's approval for a recommendation |
| Term length | Fifteen years |
| Constituting instrument | Brussels Agreement |
| Formation | 6 December 1946 |
| First holder | The Lord Reid |
| Website | hucjustice.org |
The Chief Justice of the Hanover Supreme Court is the chief judge and head of the Hanover Supreme Court, the highest judicial body of the Hanoverian Union. As per the Brussels Agreement, the chief justice is mainly tasked with overseeing the day-to-day duties of the Hanover Supreme Court relating to trials or appeals involving members of the organisation, as well as determining the legality and constitutionality of any laws passed by the organisation's legislative body, the Executive Council, so as to ensure its compliance with the organisation's constitution, the Brussels Agreement.
Since its inception in 1946, approximately six people have served as chief justice, with each officeholder strictly limited to a fifteen-year term. As of current, the present officeholder is The Baroness Hale of Richmond, whom assumed office on 6 December 2021 as the first woman to become chief justice, succeeding Willem Elize Haak upon the completion of the latter's term.