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The Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland (German: Bundesgericht, French: Tribunal fédéral, Italian: Tribunale federale, Romansh: Tribunal federalⓘ) is the supreme court of the Swiss Confederation and at the head of the Swiss judiciary.
The Federal Supreme Court is headquartered in the Federal Courthouse in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud. The two social security divisions of the Federal Supreme Court (formerly Federal Insurance Court, as an organizationally independent unit of the Federal Supreme Court), are located in Lucerne. The Federal Assembly elects 38 justices to the Federal Supreme Court. The current president of the court is Martha Niquille.[1]
^"Schweizerisches Bundesgericht - Niquille Martha (Präsidentin des Bundesgerichts)". www.bger.ch. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
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