Supreme Court of Sweden

Supreme Court of Sweden
Högsta domstolen
59°19′34″N 18°03′59″E / 59.32611°N 18.06639°E / 59.32611; 18.06639
Established	15 May 1789
Location	Stockholm, Sweden
Coordinates	59°19′34″N 18°03′59″E / 59.32611°N 18.06639°E / 59.32611; 18.06639
Composition method	Government-appointed with parliamentary notification
Authorized by	Swedish Constitution
Judge term length	Life tenure with mandatory retirement at age 67 Senior judgeship for former justices by order of retirement
Number of positions	16, by statute
Website	www.domstol.se/hogsta-domstolen/
President of the Supreme Court
Currently	Anders Eka

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The Supreme Court of Sweden (Swedish: Högsta domstolen, HD) is the supreme court and the third and final instance in all civil and criminal cases in Sweden. Before a case can be decided by the Supreme Court, leave to appeal must be obtained, and with few exceptions, leave to appeal can be granted only when the case is of interest as a precedent. The Supreme Court consists of 16 Justices (Swedish: justitieråd) who are appointed by the government, but the court as an institution is independent of the Riksdag, and the Government is not able to interfere with the decisions of the court.