Constitutional Court of Washingtonia

The Constitutional Court of the Kingdom of Washingtonia (CC) is the highest constitutional authority in the Kingdom, established by the Constitution of 1913. It is a special court of sorts - only being able to review and handle appeal cases which involve interpretation of the Constitution, and review the constitutionality of legislation and decrees passed in the Kingdom. It does not handle normal cases which do not involve interpretation of the Constitution, which all have their final appeal to the Supreme Court.

The Court's bench consists of five judges - the Chief Justice and his four Justices (all appointed by the President and confirmed by the Grand Assembly - to avoid tie votes. The CJ and the Justices may serve for no more than 10 years.

Notable cases

 * Ex parte FEDERAL, 72-1971 CC (1971): Interpretation of the framers of the Constitution's intention with the repeat-usage of the word "men". Found that framers intended a patriarchal society as per (their interpreted) Christian values and that constitutional protections only applied to males.