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High Court of Yangon Region

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High Court of Yangon Region
ရန်ကုန်တိုင်းဒေသကြီးတရားလွှတ်တော်
JurisdictionYangon Region
LocationHigh Court Building, Yangon
Authorised byConstitution of Myanmar
Judge term lengthLifetime
Number of positions3-7
Chief Justice
CurrentlyWin Swe
Since2011

The High Court of Yangon Region (Burmese: ရန်ကုန်တိုင်းဒေသကြီးတရားလွှတ်တော်) serves as the regional high court of Yangon Region. The High Court was established under the Union Judiciary Law of 2010, in accordance with section 443 of the Constitution of Myanmar.[1] The High Court resides in the High Court Building, an iconic colonial-era building in Kyauktada Township.

In February 2010, Win Swe, a director of the criminal justice department of the Yangon Division High Court, was appointed the Chief Justice of the High Court by the Yangon Region Hluttaw.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "The Union Judiciary Law" (PDF). The State Peace and Development Council. 28 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Chief Justice, High Court of Rangoon, approved". Mizzima. 21 February 2011. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.