Judiciary of Tanzania

Judiciary of Tanzania
(Mahakama ya Tanzania)

Timely and Accessible Justice to All
SERVICE OVERVIEW
Former Doctrine	Tanganyika Order in Council 1920
Current Constitution	United Republic of Tanzania, 1977 Article 107A (1) and 107B
Country	Tanzania
Controlling authority	Court of Appeal of the United Republic
Hierarchy of Courts in Tanzania	1.Court of Appeal 2.High Courts 3.Resident Magistrates Courts 4.District / Primary Courts
Post Designation	Justice Judge Magistrate - Judicial & Executive
Bar Association	Tanganyika Law Society
HEAD OF JUDICIARY
Chief Justice of Tanzania	Prof. Ibrahim Hamis Juma

The Judiciary of Tanzania is the system of courts that interprets and applies the law in Tanzania. The current judiciary bases its foundation to the constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania of 1977.^[1] Under the Constitution of Tanzania, Justices and Magistrates are independent of the government and subject only to the Constitution and the law. The country has a dual juristition system where there is a judicial structure responsible for Tanzania Mainland and another for Zanzibar. The Court of Appeal of the United Republic was established in 1979 as the final appellate judicial body with jurisdiction over the entire union.^[2]