Editing Politics of Namibia (section)

===Judicial branch===
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The highest [[judiciary|judicial]] body is the [[Supreme Court of Namibia|Supreme Court]], whose judges are appointed by the president on the recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission.<ref>constitution of the republic of Namibia article 79</ref> The Supreme Court of Namibia is led by the [[Chief Justice of Namibia]] the highest judicial officer in Namibia.<ref>article 79</ref>
 
The second highest court is the [[High Court]] whose judges are also appointed by the president on recommendation of the Judicial service commission. The [[High court]] is led by the [[Judge-President of Namibia]] who also acts as the [[Deputy Chief Justice of Namibia]]. <ref> article 80 </ref> The [[High court]] has original jurisdiction over all matters within Namibia.<ref>article 80</ref>

The [[Lower Courts of Namibia]] are the lowest courts in Namibia and serve as courts of record. They serve as trial courts.<ref>article 78</ref>

The judicial structure in Namibia parallels that of South Africa. In 1919, [[Roman-Dutch law]] was declared the common law of the territory and remains so to the present.