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Constitutional Court of Colombia

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Established
  
1991

Location
  
Bogotá

Country
  
Colombia

Judge term length
  
non-renewable 8 years

Constitutional Court of Colombia

Composition method
  
Nominated by the President, the Council of State, or the Supreme Court, elected by the Senate.

Authorized by
  
Constitution of Colombia

The Constitutional Court of Colombia (Spanish: Corte Constitucional de Colombia) is the supreme constitutional court of Colombia. Part of the Judiciary, it is the final appellate court for matters involving interpretation of the Constitution with the power to determine the constitutionality of laws, acts, and statutes.

The court was first established by the Constitution of 1991, and its first session began in March 1992. The court is housed within the shared judicial complex of the Palace of Justice located on the north side of Bolívar Square in the La Candelaria neighbourhood of Bogotá.

The Constitutional Court consists of nine magistrates who are elected by the Senate of Colombia from ternary lists drawn up by the President, the Supreme Court of Justice, and the Council of State. The magistrates serve for a term of eight years. The court is headed by a President and Vice President.

Current magistrates

  • Luis Guillermo Guerrero Pérez (President)
  • Alejandro Linares Cantillo (Vice President)
  • María Victoria Calle Correa
  • Antonio José Lizarazo Ocampo
  • Gloria Stella Ortíz Delgado
  • Jorge Iván Palacio Palacio
  • Aquiles Ignacio Arrieta Gómez (interim)
  • Alberto Rojas Ríos
  • Luis Ernesto Vargas Silva
  • References

    Constitutional Court of Colombia Wikipedia


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