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The '''Kurdistan Judicial Council''' (KJC) ({{Langx|KU|ئەنجوومەنی دادوەریی کوردستان|Encûmena Dadwerîy Kurdistan}}) is the highest [[Judiciary|judicial]] authority in the [[Kurdistan Region]] of [[Iraq]] (KRI).[{{Cite web |title=Partners |url=https://kc-interlaw.org/Partners |access-date=19 April 2026 |website=Kurdistan Center for Internatinoal Law |quote=The Judicial Council is the highest judicial authority in the KRI and is the third authority in addition to the legislative authority (parliament) and the executive authority (government) and is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice of the KRI.}}] It has lower-level [[Appellate court|appellate courts]] throughout the KRI, including in [[Duhok Governorate|Duhok]], [[Erbil]], [[Sulaymaniyah]], and [[Kirkuk Governorate|Kirkuk]], as well as the [[Garmian Region|Garmiyan Administration]].[{{Cite web |last= |date=2022-01-11 |title=Nearly 20 female judges inaugurated in Kurdistan appellate courts |url=https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/386871/slug |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=Kurdistan24 |language=en}}] |
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The '''Kurdistan Judicial Council''' (KJC) ({{Langx|KU|ئەنجوومەنی دادوەریی کوردستان|Encûmena Dadwerîy Kurdistan}}) is the highest [[Judiciary|judicial]] authority and [[court of cassation]][{{Cite journal |last=Rouhi |first=Ebad |last2=Ahmed |first2=Hawre |last3=Hussein |first3=Awara |date=2022 |title=Obstacles, Limitations and Challenges Hindering the Progress of the Judicial System in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq |url=https://kc-interlaw.org/web/viewer.html?file=https://images.kc-interlaw.org/root/root/images/102072022_zz%20version%20of%20research.pdf |journal=Kurdistan Center for International Law}}] in the [[Kurdistan Region]] of [[Iraq]] (KRI).[{{Cite web |title=Partners |url=https://kc-interlaw.org/Partners |access-date=19 April 2026 |website=Kurdistan Center for Internatinoal Law |quote=The Judicial Council is the highest judicial authority in the KRI and is the third authority in addition to the legislative authority (parliament) and the executive authority (government) and is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice of the KRI.}}] It has lower-level [[Appellate court|appellate courts]] throughout the KRI, including in [[Duhok Governorate|Duhok]], [[Erbil]], [[Sulaymaniyah]], and [[Kirkuk Governorate|Kirkuk]], as well as the [[Garmian Region|Garmiyan Administration]].[{{Cite web |last= |date=2022-01-11 |title=Nearly 20 female judges inaugurated in Kurdistan appellate courts |url=https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/386871/slug |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=Kurdistan24 |language=en}}] |