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==Judicial branch==
The [[Supreme Court of Rwanda]] is the highest judicial power in Rwanda.  It and the High Council of the Judiciary oversee the courts of lower ordinary jurisdictions and courts of the special jurisdictions in Rwanda. The Supreme Court consists of the Court President, Vice President, and 12 judges.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title = Rwanda Judicial branch - Government|url = http://www.indexmundi.com/rwanda/judicial_branch.html|website = www.indexmundi.com|access-date = 12 November 2015}}</ref>

Established in 2001, the Gacaca Court was established by the National Unity Government to try cases of genocide against the Tutsis.<ref name=":2" />

Judges are nominated by the president of the republic, after consulting with the Cabinet and the Superior Council of the Judiciary. They are then approved by the Senate. The court president and vice president are appointed for 8-year nonrenewable terms.<ref name=":2" />

With regard to the legal profession, although the Rwanda Bar Association has been in existence since at least 1997,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rwandabar.org.rw/about/|title=About|publisher=rwandabar.org.rw|access-date=2017-11-06|archive-date=6 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171106122154/http://www.rwandabar.org.rw/about/}}</ref> there is no clear indication as to how certain demographic groups, such as women, have fared in the legal field.