Northern Mariana Islands Supreme Court

Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Guma’ Hustisia / Iimwal Aweewe / House of Justice
15°09′34″N 145°42′23″E / 15.159536°N 145.706413°E / 15.159536; 145.706413
Established	May 2, 1989 (1989-05-02)
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Location	Susupe, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
Coordinates	15°09′34″N 145°42′23″E / 15.159536°N 145.706413°E / 15.159536; 145.706413
Composition method	Appointment by governor with Senate confirmation
Authorised by	Commonwealth Judicial Reorganization Act of 1989 (P.L. No. 6-25)[1]
Appeals to	Supreme Court of the United States
Appeals from	Superior Court of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Number of positions	3
Website	www.nmijudiciary.gov/supremecourt
Chief Justice
Currently	Alexandro Cruz Castro
Since	2012

The Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 1 CMC § 3101,^[2] is the highest court of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), exercising civil and criminal appellate jurisdiction over commonwealth law matters. It should not be confused with the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands, which exercises jurisdiction over federal law. The Supreme Court sits in the capital, Saipan, and consists of a Chief Justice and two Associate Justices. The CNMI has no intermediate appellate commonwealth law court, which means that the CNMI Supreme Court hears appeals directly from the trial-level Superior Court.