Organization · Supreme leadership & state
Judiciary
Judicial branch
Iran’s Judiciary is a separate branch whose chief is appointed by the supreme leader.
WHY THIS ENTITY MATTERS
RH ASSESSMENT
The judiciary matters because its leadership structure directly connects supreme-leader appointment authority, judicial administration, and national-security coordination.
- Record type
- Organization dossier
- Primary role
- Judicial branch
- Network sector
- Supreme leadership & state
- Documented links
- 1
Profile
Iran’s Judiciary is a separate branch whose chief is appointed by the supreme leader.
Scope note: this foundation dossier is limited to the selected public records behind the RH Iran network. It does not claim a complete biography, ownership history, command structure, or account of private influence.
Documented connections
Every relationship below is labeled by evidence type and carries the limitation recorded in the network source ledger.
Ejei was reappointed chief of the judiciary in July 2026.
Limit: The cited record establishes a formal role. It does not establish control over every decision or private closeness.
Tasnim · Ejei reappointed judiciary chiefWhat to watch
- Does the publicly identified leadership of Judiciary change?
- Do official records document new coordination with Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei?
- Do later sources confirm, narrow, or supersede the relationships recorded here?
Source record
- 01Tasnim · Ejei reappointed judiciary chief
Reappointment record dated July 2026.