Hoge Raad der Nederlanden is the Supreme Court of the Netherlands, situated in The Hague. The supreme court in some countries, provinces, and states, is the highest court in that jurisdiction and functions as a court of last resort whose rulings cannot be appealed. ... Arms of The Hague The Hague (with capital T; Dutch: Den Haag, or officially s-Gravenhage) is the administrative capital of the Netherlands, located in the west of the country, in the province South Holland of which it is also the capital. ...

Composition

Members of the Hoge Raad are appointed by Royal Decree, chosen by the Tweede Kamer from a list drawn up by the Court. The judges chosen by this method are appointed for life, until they either retire or reach the age of 70. The Tweede Kamer is the second chamber or lower house of the Staten-Generaal, the parliament in the Netherlands. ... A judge or justice is an official who presides over a court. ...

The Hoge Raad is comprised of a president, at most 7 vice-presidents, at most 30 raadsheren (English: Council Lords), and at most 15 raadsheren of extradordinary service.

Authority

Appeals against the decisions of the Rechtbank (district court) are first heard by the Gerechtshof (higher court). It is possible to appeal a decision of the Gerechtshof to the Hoge Raad, but only on the grounds that the Gerechtshof applied the law incorrectly or that the ruling of the Gerechtshof lacks sufficient motivation.