[1] The courts are organized at four levels, with additional provision for appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London.
The Petty Sessions are held under Justices of the Peace, with power to hear minor crimes.
The Chief Justice is also a judge ex officio of the Court of Appeal, but participates only when asked to do so by the President.
However, the government will need the support of at least one opposition senator for the measures to be approved by the required two-thirds majority.
The Supreme Court has a number of divisions, in which a subset of the justices hear specific types of cases.
Resident Magistrates or Parish Court are appointed by the Governor General on recommendation of the Judicial Services Commission.
Petty Session Courts require a minimum of two Justices of the Peace, to be properly constituted.
Instead, such a change must meet the more rigorous standards for amending "entrenched" provisions of the Jamaican Constitution.