The Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan is the
highest of three levels of courts of
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...
, sitting above regional appeals courts, and city or district courts (courts of
first instance). The Supreme Judicial Council recommends nominee Supreme Court judges to the
President of Kazakhstan
The president of the Republic of Kazakhstan ( kk, Қазақстан Республикасының Президенті, Qazaqstan Respublikasynyñ Prezidentı; russian: Президент Республики Казахстан, Prezident Respu ...
; the president then submits the nominees to the
Senate of Kazakhstan
The Senate of Kazakhstan ( kk, Qazaqstan Parlamentınıñ Senaty, ''Қазақстан Парламентінің Сенаты'') is the upper house of two chambers in Kazakhstan's legislature, known as the Parliament (''Parlamenti''). The S ...
for a vote of confirmation.
History
Under the original constitution of Kazakhstan in 1993, there were three high courts: the Constitutional Court (Конституционный суд), the Arbitration Court (Высший Арбитражный суд), and the Supreme Court.
In 1995, the new constitution, along with the new presidential decree "On the courts and the status of courts in the Republic of Kazakhstan" altered the structure of the judiciary and decreased the executive branch's power over it; the Arbitration Court was eliminated, while the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court were separated more clearly.
In April 2011, the Senate removed six Supreme Court judges, and further recommended that Chairman Älımbekov resign.
List of chairmen
This section lists the chairmen of the Supreme Court since the establishment of the Republic of Kazakhstan:
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Tamas Aitmūhambetov (Тамас Қалмұхамбетұлы Айтмұхамбетов): 1992–1993. Continued over from 1984–1991 chairmanship of the Supreme Court of the
Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic
; kk, Қазақ Советтік Социалистік Республикасы)
*1991: Republic of Kazakhstan (russian: Республика Казахстан; kk, Қазақстан Республикасы)
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Mikhail Malakhov (Михаил Федорович Малахов): 1993–1996
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Maqsūt Närıkbaev (Мақсұт Сұлтанұлы Нәрікбаев): 1996–2000
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Qairat Mämi (Қайрат Әбдіразақұлы Мәми): 2000–2009. Left his position to become
Prosecutor-General of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in part of a larger presidential reshuffle of judiciary personnel.
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Mūsabek Älımbekov (Мұсабек Тұрғынбекұлы Әлімбеков): 2009–2011. Promoted from his previous position as head of the court's Civil Affairs Board.
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Qairat Mämi (Қайрат Әбдіразақұлы Мәми): 2011
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Bektas Beknazarov (Бектас Абдыханович Бекназаров): 2011–2013
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Qairat Mämi (Қайрат Әбдіразақұлы Мәми): 2013–2017
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Jaqyp Asanov (Жақып Қажманұлы Асанов): 2017–2022
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Aslambek Mergaliev (Асламбек Амангелдіұлы Мерғалиев): 2022–
References
External links
Home page
Government of Kazakhstan
Judiciary of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
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