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=== Judicial Branch === | === Judicial Branch === | ||
[[File:Earl_Warren_Building_(San_Francisco).JPG|thumb|left|200px|Javier Padrón Commonwealth Justice building of the Supreme Court of Verona (SCOVA) | [[File:Earl_Warren_Building_(San_Francisco).JPG|thumb|left|200px|Javier Padrón Commonwealth Justice building of the Supreme Court of Verona (SCOVA)]] | ||
Verona's legal system is explicitly based upon | Verona's legal system is explicitly based upon Aenglish common law (as is the case with all other states except Treviso) but carries a few features from Pelaxian civil law, such as community property. Capital punishment is a legal form of punishment and the state has the largest "Death Row" population in the country (though Santiago is far more active in carrying out executions). | ||
Verona's judiciary system is the largest in Cartadania (with a total of 3,200 judges, while the federal system has only about 1,680). At the apex is the seven Justices of the Supreme Court of Verona, while the Verona Courts of Appeal serve as the primary appellate courts and the Verona Superior Courts serve as the primary trial courts. Justices of the Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal are appointed by the Governor, but are subject to retention by the electorate every 12 years. The administration of the state's court system is controlled by the Judicial Council, composed of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Verona, 14 judicial officers, four representatives from the [[Commonwealth Bar of Verona]], and one member from each house of the state legislature. | Verona's judiciary system is the largest in Cartadania (with a total of 3,200 judges, while the federal system has only about 1,680). At the apex is the seven Justices of the Supreme Court of Verona, while the Verona Courts of Appeal serve as the primary appellate courts and the Verona Superior Courts serve as the primary trial courts. Justices of the Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal are appointed by the Governor, but are subject to retention by the electorate every 12 years. The administration of the state's court system is controlled by the Judicial Council, composed of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Verona, 14 judicial officers, four representatives from the [[Commonwealth Bar of Verona]], and one member from each house of the state legislature. | ||
The Supreme Court of Verona meets in the Javier Padrón Commonwealth Justice building, just east of Downtown Georgetown. | |||
== Local government == | == Local government == | ||