Supreme Court of Iceland

Supreme Court of Iceland
Hæstiréttur Íslands
Supreme Court of Iceland building in 2018
64°08′52″N 21°55′56″W / 64.14778°N 21.93222°W / 64.14778; -21.93222
Established	18 August 1919
Jurisdiction	Iceland
Location	Reykjavík
Coordinates	64°08′52″N 21°55′56″W / 64.14778°N 21.93222°W / 64.14778; -21.93222
Composition method	Presidential appointment after Minister of Justice nomination following Qualifications Committee selection. Parliamentary confirmation before appointment if minister nomination differs from committee selection.
Authorized by	Constitution No. 33/1944 Courts Act No. 50/2016
Appeals from	Court of Appeal
Judge term length	Life tenure
Number of positions	7 (by statute)
Annual budget	245 million ISK (2019)
Website	haestirettur.is (in Icelandic)
President
Currently	Benedikt Bogason
Since	1 January 2022
Lead position ends	31 December 2026
Jurist term ends	31 December 2026[1]
Vice-President
Currently	Ingveldur Einarsdóttir[1]
Since	1 January 2022[1]

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The Supreme Court of Iceland (Icelandic: Hæstiréttur Íslands, lit. Highest Court of Iceland) is the final court of appeal in the judiciary of Iceland. It is also the oldest of the current courts of law in Iceland and the highest of the three Icelandic court branches, the others being the District Courts of Iceland and the Court of Appeal (Landsréttur).

Notwithstanding the Court not being mentioned by name in the Constitution of Iceland, but only its justices, it is validated in the Courts Act No. 50/2016. The Supreme Court of Iceland is located at the Dómhúsið (Courthouse) at Arnarhóll in Reykjavík, a building that was specially built for that purpose and that came into use in 1996.

The current President of the court is Benedikt Bogason.^[2]