High Court of Ethiopia

High Court of Ethiopia
የፌድራል ከፍተኛ ፍርድ ቤት
Map
9°00′44″N 38°43′57″E / 9.012314°N 38.732502°E / 9.012314; 38.732502
Established1 December 1998 (1998-12-01)
JurisdictionEthiopia
LocationChad St, Lideta, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia9°00′44″N 38°43′57″E / 9.012314°N 38.732502°E / 9.012314; 38.732502
Coordinates9°00′44″N 38°43′57″E / 9.012314°N 38.732502°E / 9.012314; 38.732502
Composition methodSecond level court
Appeals toFederal Supreme Court
Appeals fromFirst Instance
LanguageAmharic (working language)
English[1]
President
CurrentlyBerhanemskel Waqijira[2]
Since13 June 2019

The Federal High Court of Ethiopia (Amharic: የፌድራል ከፍተኛ ፍርድ ቤት) is the second-level court division in Ethiopia. The FDRE Constitution delegates judicial jurisdiction to the Federal High Court, along with the First Instance and State Courts. It has its headquarters in Addis Ababa's Lideta district.[3]

  1. ^ "federal courts draft proclamation english" (PDF). Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  2. ^ Fortune, (Addis). "Parliament Appoints Federal Judges, Presidents". Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  3. ^ "F/High Court Ledeta District Bench". Ethiopian Legal Brief. 2017-11-26. Archived from the original on 2022-09-05. Retrieved 2022-09-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)