The High Court is the second highest court of law in the Marshall Islands judiciary. The court is established by Article VI, section 3 of the republic's constitution. It has appellate jurisdiction over cases originating in the lower courts as well as original jurisdiction over certain classes of cases, including some criminal and civil matters, wills, and divorces. The court consists of a Chief Justice and an optional number of Associate Justices. The current Chief Justice, Carl Ingram, a U.S. citizen who originally came to the Marshall Islands with the Peace Corps in 1979, was first appointed as an associate justice of the High Court in March 2003, then as chief justice in October 2003 and for a second 10-year term as chief justice effective October 2013.
Chief Justices Name Took office Left office Notes John LanhamOctober 1981March 1985 Nelson DoiMarch 1985April 1986 Adhikarana D. TennekoneApril 19861989 Philip T. Bird19891991 Neil RutledgeJune 19921993-? Witten Philippo?-19941995-?acting Daniel CadraApril 1996June 1999 Charles Henry20012002 Carl IngramOctober 2003Incumbent
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