Supreme Court of Tasmania

Supreme Court of Tasmania
Arms of the Supreme Court of Tasmania
Supreme Court of Tasmania building, Hobart
42°53′10″S 147°19′46″E / 42.886048°S 147.329556°E / -42.886048; 147.329556
Established	10 May 1824
Jurisdiction	Tasmania
Location	Hobart
Coordinates	42°53′10″S 147°19′46″E / 42.886048°S 147.329556°E / -42.886048; 147.329556
Composition method	Vice-regal appointment upon Premier's nomination, following advice of the Attorney General and the Executive Council.
Authorized by	Parliament of Tasmania via the: Supreme Court Act 1959 (Tas)
Appeals to	High Court of Australia
Appeals from	Magistrates' Court of Tasmania
Judge term length	Mandatory retirement by age of 72
Number of positions	7
Website	www.supremecourt.tas.gov.au
Chief Justice of Tasmania
Currently	Alan Blow OAM
Since	8 April 2013

The Supreme Court of Tasmania is the highest State court in the Australian State of Tasmania. In the Australian court hierarchy, the Supreme Court of Tasmania is in the middle level, with both an appellate jurisdiction over lower courts, and decisions made by Court to be heard on appeal by the High Court of Australia.

The ordinary sittings of the Court occur in Hobart, Launceston and Burnie in Tasmania. The Court's Appeal division sits only in Hobart.