Local councils and mayors, elected by direct vote, are the public administration authorities in communes and towns. The county council is the public administration authority that co-ordinates the activities of all commune and town councils in the county. The Government appoints a prefect at the head of each county and of Bucharest municipality. The judicial authority comprises the law courts, the Public Ministry and the Higher Council of Magistracy. The judiciary is made up of the Supreme Court of justice, the county courts and the other law courts, the military tribunals.
Judges are independent and obey only the law.