Supreme Chief Justice of the Union

Supreme Chief Justice

Office and title

Appointed by the Union President until 3899. Then elected by the Justice Department till 4800 and now elected out of the Chief Justices by Union Wide General ,every year [1]

The Supreme Chief Justice is not a sitting judge but is the chair person of the Union Justice Department. (Council).

The individual heads the Justice department. Delivers the annual Justice Department report to the Assembly, represents the Justice Department in the Conference and via the Office of the Supreme Chief Justice allocates budget requirements, manages personnel and facilities of the Justice Department, the federal police , Alien Law panel ,Department of Corrections and Corps of Court Clerks.

He presents the opinion or recommendation of the Justice department regarding a law proposal or issues to the Assembly (No council or department lead votes or has the right to vote in the capacity as member of  said department or council)

The office of the Chief justice is located on Pluribus Unum.

[1] It has become custom to reelect the same person and confirm his position as long as the SCJ does his job well, there are no calls for his removal and is willing to do the job.

[Note} Technically anyone can become SCJ as the person does not have to be a lawyer but an administrator with good leader skills. But all SCJ to this day have been former judges and members of the BAR.