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The Alvan judiciary is independent from the executive and legislative branches of government. At the pinnacle of the national judicial system is the Constitutional Court, which determines if laws or other actions by the government are constitutional. The Constitutional Court has 7 members who are appointed to life terms by the Khan and confirmed by the Great Khural. The highest court for criminal and civil law is the Supreme Court, which has 27 members that sit in panels of 9 members to hear cases. Its judges are appointed to 12 year terms by the Khan, and the law requires that its membership reflects the demographics of the population. No more than 3 judges from anyuany particular tribe or province may sit on the same panel. Terms of judges for the Supreme Court are staggered in such a way that there are judges are appointed in groups of 9 every four years. Because a Khan can only serve for up to 6 years, this limits the number of judges a single Khan can appoint to the court. The law also requires that no more than 4 judges on any given panel can have been appointed by the same Khan.