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Highest judicial authority in Colombia
The
Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia
(
Spanish
:
Corte Suprema de Justicia de Colombia
) in
Bogota
is the
highest judicial body in civil and penal matters and issues of criminal and civil procedure
in
Colombia
.
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The
court
consists of twenty three judges, elected by the same institution in list conformed by the
Superior Council of the Judiciary
for individual terms of eight years. The court meets at the
Palace of Justice
in the
Bolivar Square
of
Bogota
.
History
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After the
Colombian first declaration of independence
from
Spain
on 20 July 1810, a number of independent States like
Tunja
(1811),
Antioquia
(1812),
Cartagena de Indias
(1812) and
Cundinamarca
(1812) were established. Each State had its own body in charge of the administration of justice. Later, when these States established the
Provincias Unidas de la Nueva Granada
(
United Provinces of New Granada
), on 23 September 1814, the
Alto Tribunal de Justicia
(High Tribunal of Justice) was established. In 1819, the Republic of Colombia (the
Gran Colombia
) was born. A Court was created according to the provisions its Constitution of 30 August 1821, named
Alta Corte de Justicia
(High Court of Justice). In 1830, the Gran Colombia was dissolved and the
Republic of New Granada
was formed. As per the provisions of its Constitution of 29 February 1832, the
Corte Suprema de Justicia
(Supreme Court of Justice) was established. On 20 May 1853, it became the
Corte Suprema de la Nacion
(Supreme Court of the Nation). In 1858, the
Grenadine Confederation
was founded. On adoption of its Constitution of 22 May 1858, the
Courte Suprema
(Supreme Court) became the body in charge of the administration of justice. In 1863, the Grenadine Confederation was replaced by the
Estados Unidos de Colombia
(
United States of Colombia
). On adoption of its Constitution of 8 May 1863, the
Corte Suprema Federal
(Supreme Federal Court) was established. Finally, after the establishment of the
Republica de Colombia
(
Republic of Colombia
) and on adoption of its
Constitution of 4 August 1886
, the body was renamed as the present, the
Corte Suprema de Justicia
(Supreme Court of Justice) on 3 September 1886. Its first President was Rito Antonio Martinez.
In 1985 in the
Palace of Justice siege
, members of the
M-19
guerrilla group took over the Palace of Justice, and held the Supreme Court
hostage
, intending to put
President
Belisario Betancur
on trial. Hours later, after a military raid, the incident left all the rebels and 11 of the 25 Supreme Court Justices dead.
Current Judges
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Palace of Justice
- President: Luis Antonio Hernandez Barbosa
- Vice-president: Aroldo Wilson Quiroz Monsalvo
Civil and Agrarian Cassation Chamber
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- President: Luis Armando Tolosa Villabona
- Hilda Gonzalez Neira
- Aroldo Wilson Quiroz Monsalvo
- Francisco Ternera Barrios
- Alvaro Fernando Garcia Restrepo
- Luis Alonso Rico Puerta
- Octavio Augusto Tejeiro Duque
Labor Cassation Chamber
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- President: Fernando Castillo Cadena
- Jorge Mauricio Burgos
- Rigoberto Echeverri Bueno
- Clara Cecilia Duenas Quevedo
- Luis Gabriel Miranda Buelvas
- Jorge Luis Quiroz
- Gerardo Botero Zuluaga
Penal Cassation Chamber
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- President: Luis Antonio Hernandez Barbosa
- Eyder Patino Cabrera
- Luis Guillermo Salazar Otero
- Fernando Alberto Castro Caballero
- Gustavo Malo Fernandez
- Patricia Salazar Cuellar
- Jose Francisco Acuna Vizcaya
- Jose Luis Barcelo Camacho
- Eugenio Fernandez Carlier
References
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