National
Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia
- Spanish: Corte Suprema de Justicia
Governs Colombia
Official website (cortesuprema.gov.co) Report a problem with this page
Source: constituteproject.org, checkedWho sits on it
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23 justices of the Supreme Court of Justice
Chosen by the Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia from among its members
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Sources for who sits on it
- Justice of the Supreme Court of Justice constituteproject.org · checked
What it can do
- Highest ordinary court and court of cassation
Highest court of the ordinary jurisdiction and court of cassation; investigates and tries members of Congress and certain senior officials (Constitution Arts. 234-235).
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Sources for what it can do
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Sources
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitute Project, Colombia Constitution of 1991 with amendments through 2015 (English), read 2026-10-12: Arts. 112, 114, 115, 150, 171, 176, 189-190, 202, 208, 234-235, 239, 241 for the structure, selection and competences of the presidency, cabinet, Congress and high courts. Seat counts for the 2026-2030 Congress also from Wikipedia, 2026 Colombian parliamentary election (en.wikipedia.org), read 2026-10-12. Authority websites from the bodies themselves. For: Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia
- constituteproject.org · checked Spanish official names of the Colombian bodies and offices as used in the Constitution of 1991 and the bodies own sites, read 2026-10-12. Cabinet name Consejo de Ministros is marked unofficial (the Constitution calls it Gobierno Nacional). For: Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia in Spanish
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitute Project, Colombia Constitution 1991 as amended to 2015 (English), read 2026-10-12: article cited in the description. For: Highest ordinary court and court of cassation
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitute Project, Colombia Constitution 1991 as amended to 2015, read 2026-10-12: selection method and seats of this office (Arts. 112, 171, 176, 189, 190, 202, 231, 239). Seat totals for 2026-2030 (Senate 100+2+1, Chamber 161+2+1+1+1+16+1) from Wikipedia, 2026 Colombian parliamentary election, read 2026-10-12, cross-checked with CNE declaration of the Senate (El Universal, 2026-07-14). Court sizes (9 and 23) from Law 270 of 1996, not re-read this run. For: Justice of the Supreme Court of Justice
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