Federal Supreme Court of Ethiopia

Federal Supreme Court of Ethiopia
የኢትዮጵያ ፌድራል ጠቅላይ ፍርድ ቤት
Map
9°02′32″N 38°45′40″E / 9.042269°N 38.761040°E / 9.042269; 38.761040
Established1994
JurisdictionEthiopia
LocationKing George VI St, Lideta, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Coordinates9°02′32″N 38°45′40″E / 9.042269°N 38.761040°E / 9.042269; 38.761040
Appeals fromHigh Court
LanguageAmharic (working language)
English[1]
Websitewww.fsc.gov.et
President
CurrentlyTewodros Mihret
Since17 January 2023
Vice President
CurrentlyAbeba Embiale
Since17 January 2023

The Federal Supreme Court of Ethiopia (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ፌድራል ጠቅላይ ፍርድ ቤት) is the highest court in Ethiopia. It was established by the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia constitution in 1994 and is currently located in Addis Ababa.[2] Article 78 of the Constitution establishes the judiciary and at the top is the FSC.[3] By the Constitution, the Federal Supreme Court has "the power of cassation over any final court decision containing a basic error of law".[4] In 2018, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed appointed Meaza Ashenafi to be the first female president of the Federal Supreme Court.[5] Solomon Areda Waktolla was appointed as Vice President of the Federal Supreme Court. Both were resigned by the Parliament on 17 January 2023, and replaced by Tewodros Mihret and Abeba Embiale as Chief Justice and Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme Court respectively.[6]

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  2. ^ "6. The Supreme Court of Ethiopia: Federalism's Bystander", Courts in Federal Countries, University of Toronto Press, pp. 165–192, 2017-12-31, doi:10.3138/9781487511470-009, hdl:21.11116/0000-0007-5573-8, ISBN 978-1-4875-1147-0, retrieved 2020-12-07
  3. ^ Beru, Tsegaye (2013). "Brief History of the Ethiopian Legal Systems - Past and Present". International Journal of Legal Information. 41 (3): 335–388. doi:10.1017/s0731126500011938. ISSN 0731-1265. S2CID 126968790.
  4. ^ "Ethiopia's Constitution of 1994" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Ethiopia gets its first female supreme court president". Reuters. 2018-11-01. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  6. ^ AfricaNews (2023-01-17). "Head of Ethiopia's Supreme Court resigns". Africanews. Retrieved 2023-01-17.