The Chief Justice

The chief justice in the first responsible person for the administration of justice in the Sudan judicially and administratively. he is both the president of the supreme court and the supreme council of the judiciary. He exercises his powers according to the judiciary Act of 1986 , the Civil procedure Act of 1983 , the code of criminal procedure Act 1991 and also according to what is delegated to him by the supreme council of the judiciary in so far as the transfer , dentition and secondment of judges . he also has miscellaneous power in the different regulations of the judiciary . moreover he convenes the circuits of the supreme court , refers cases to them , forms the specialized courts appoints their judges and issues warrants of the establishment of town and rural courts . his judicial powers , are exercised side by side with his administrative and financial powers, and in all that he is assisted by his 

Deputies, the General secretariat of supreme council of the judiciary and the specialized administrations which bodies will be dealt with in their appropriate  settings in this account .

Directly attached to the chief justice is the executive office the computer unit and the and the public relation and information administration.

The administration of justice in the states

The administration of justice in the states is shouldered by the head of the respective judicial organ assisted by courts presidents and their senior officials

The head of the judicial organ is appointed from amongst members of the supreme court or members of the court of appeal, according to his seniority over all appeal in the organ . in his capacity as head of the judicial organ he preside over the court of appeal of the organ , forms the judicial circuits within the organ , distributes judicial work , performs the transfer of judges within the organ and is on the organ

There are 28 judicial organs in the country three of which are in the capital, Khartoum, the rest are distributed in the 25 other states  

The Supreme Council of the judiciary

The chief justice preside over supreme council of the judiciary which includes the deputies of the chief justice, tow of the heads of judicial organs the ministers of justice and finance who represent the executive and three other persons of high qualifications and experience to help the council in the discharge of its financial and legislative functions.

The council has a general secretariat headed by a Supreme Court judge. Undertakes the preparation for the meeting of the council, the keeping of the minutes and the follow –up and executions of its resolutions. Attached to the general secretariat of the council are the following divisions: -

1/the council’s secretariat division

2/the judicial inspection division

3/ the judicial statistics   division