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Constitutional Court of Colombia

Supreme constitutional court of Colombia

Field	Value
court_name	Constitutional Court of Colombia
image	Corte Constitucional de Colombia.png
caption	Seal of the Constitutional Court
established	1991
jurisdiction	Colombia
location	Bogotá
coordinates
type	Nominated by the President, the Council of State, or the Supreme Court, elected by the Senate.
authority	Constitution of Colombia
appeals
terms	8 years (non-renewable)
positions	9, by statute
website
chiefjudgetitle	President of the Constitutional Court
chiefjudgename	José Fernando Reyes Cuartas
termstart	10 February 2024
chiefjudgetitle2	Vice President of the Constitutional Court
chiefjudgename2	Jorge Enrique Ibañez Najar
termstart2	10 February 2024

The Constitutional Court of 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 established by the Constitution of 1991, alongside the Supreme Court of Justice, Council of State, and Superior Council of Judicature. 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 Plaza de Bolívar in the La Candelaria neighborhood 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 Deputy President.

Composition

The Constitutional Court consists of nine judges who are elected by the Senate from ternary lists drawn up by the President, the Supreme Court of Justice, and the Council of State. The judges serve for a term of eight years and must be citizens by birth, a lawyer, without any criminal sentences, and have held a legal position for ten years. The court is headed by a President and Deputy President.

Current justices

(President)
Paola Andrea Meneses Mosquera (Deputy President)
Miguel Enrique Polo Rosero
Cristina Pardo Schlesinger
Diana Constanza Fajardo Rivera
José Fernando Reyes Cuartas
Natalia Ángel Cabo
Juan Carlos Cortés González
Vladimir Fernández Andrade

History

Jurisdiction

References

Roa Roa, Jorge Ernesto. (July 2015). "La independencia de la Corte Constitucional de Colombia y la Acción Pública de Constitucionalidad". Department of Constitutional Law, [[Universidad Externado de Colombia]].

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