Editing Politics of Tanzania (section)

==Judicial branch==
Tanzania has a five-level judiciary, which comprises the jurisdictions of tribal, Islamic, and British [[common law]].<ref name="criminal court system">{{cite web |url=http://www.acclawyers.org/resources/tanzania/ |title=Tanzanian criminal court system |publisher=Association of Commonwealth Criminal Lawyers |access-date=2010-12-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515055943/http://www.acclawyers.org/resources/tanzania/ |archive-date=2011-05-15 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>

In mainland Tanzania, appeal is from the Primary Courts through the District Courts and Resident Magistrate Courts, to the [[High Court of Tanzania|High Courts]], ending in the federal Court of Appeal. The Zanzibar court system parallels the legal system of Mainland Tanzania, and all cases tried in Zanzibari courts, except for those involving constitutional issues and Islamic law, can be appealed to the Court of Appeals of the union.

The Judges of the Court of Appeal and the High Court are appointed by the [[President of Tanzania|President]]. Judges of more junior courts are appointed by the [[Chief Justice of Tanzania|Chief Justice]].

A commercial court was established in September 1999 as a division of the High Court.