History of the judicial system of Iran

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Judicial system of Iran
قوه قضاییه جمهوری اسلامی ایران
Courthouse of Tehran
Established	1905
Jurisdiction	Iran
Location	Tehran
Composition method	Supreme Leader selection with Judges approval
Authorised by	Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Judge term length	5 years
Chief Justice
Currently	Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i
Since	1 July 2021
Deputy Chief Justice
Currently	Mohmmad Mosaddegh kahnamouei
Since	13 July 2021

A nationwide judicial system in Iran was first implemented and established by Abdolhossein Teymourtash under Reza Shah, with further changes during the second Pahlavi era.

After the 1979 overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty by the Islamic Revolution, the system was greatly altered. The legal code is now based on Islamic law or sharia, although many aspects of civil law have been retained, and it is integrated into a civil law legal system. According to the constitution of the Islamic Republic, the judiciary in Iran "is an independent power" with a Ministry of Justice, head of the Supreme Court, and also a separate appointed Head of the Judiciary.^[1]