[1] The Chief Justice and other Judges of the Supreme Court are appointed by the Sultan of Brunei to sit in judgment of the most acrimonious contentions in the country.

The Supreme Court Building has had several locations since it was founded, including Kuala Belait.

[3] The new Supreme Court Building was the subject of an architectural competition that the government held in 1978.

Sungai Kedayan to the east and Jalan Tutong to the north border the building's chosen location.

On 24 May 1988, Yang Ti-liang, the Chief Justice of Hong Kong, was chosen to lead the Court of Appeals.