16 1789, thus requiring himto find an alternative body to serve as the supreme court of the land. In founding the Supreme Court, Gustav III took care to limit its independence. Unlike the Councillors of the Realm, who could only be removed from office if found guilty of malfeasance, members of the fledgling Supreme Court were appointed to very limited terms of office. Only with the constitutional reforms accompanying the overthrow of the Gustavian regime in 1809 did the Swedish Supreme Court achieve the status of an independent judiciary body.
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