There are three levels of court structure in SNNPR, Supreme Court at the top, high courts in thernmiddle and woreda courts at the bottom. It mainly reflects federal court structure and isrnconstitutionally meant to exercise its judicial duty free from any interference.rnThere are challenges in court administration of the region. The fundamental problem lies in lack ofrnjudicial independence. This problem is also identified by ECJSRP baseline study 2005. The programrnmainly picked out three core problems. First, political interference is deep-rooted problem in thernadministration of justice. Second, lack of autonomy to administer the budget aggravates the problemrnin the sector. Finally, appointment, selection, promotion and disciplining of judicial members are alsornnot free from executive interference. As judiciary in SNNPR is being part and parcel of the nationalrnjustice system, it faces similar problem. Hence, these problems have direct and indirect impact in thernregional justice system requiring reform in the sense of having an independent judiciary, which isrnamong essential factors for economic development, democracy and good governancernFormatted: Line spacing: Multiple 1.15 lirnThe research mainly relied on primary and secondary data. Secondary data sources include books,rnjournals, court decisions and articles. Internet sources were also extensively used, particularly thernliterature for principles of judicial independence. Primary data source, i.e., legislations, FederalrnSupreme Court Cassation decisions and information obtained from researchers, judges and courtrnleaders, public prosecutors, attorneys, top level government officials and parties to law suits as keyrninformants for interview questions. Additionally, the researcherâ€™s personal observation has alsobeenrntaken as valuable data for this study.rnFormatted: Font: 6 ptrnThe findings on aspects of judicial independence in the region reveal that the judicial sector hasrnencountered meager investment attention; increasing complexity of court management; challenges onrnthe tenure security of judges and prevalence of inappropriate executive intervention including orderrnof executive frequent and unjustified disciplinary measures taken against judges; and widerninterference of law enforcing organs of the government by using finance, security issue, humanrnpower, disciplinary measures and media comments.rnThis Thesis recommends for the setting up of independent bodies in the case of threats to judicialrnindependence, constitutional protections for the judiciary aimed at providing the checks and balancesrnbetween the powers of state, and the development by national judicial systems of self-regulatingrnmechanisms that do not require external intervention. These conditions, which remain deep-seated tornthe regional justice system, call for further in-depth research and analysis.