National
Magistrate of the Constitutional Chamber
- Spanish: Magistrado de la Sala Constitucional
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the Legislative Assembly
- Exact method
- Elected by the Legislative Assembly by a two-thirds vote for eight-year terms, automatically re-elected unless the Assembly decides otherwise by a two-thirds vote (Constitution art. 158).
- Chosen by
- Legislative Assembly
- Seats
- 7
Who holds these seats now
- Anamari Garro Vargas Report Source: diariolibre.com, checked
- Fernando Castillo Víquez Report Source: observador.cr, checked
- Fernando Cruz Castro Report Source: diariolibre.com, checked
- Ingrid Hess Herrera Report Source: diariolibre.com, checked
- Jorge Araya García Report Source: diariolibre.com, checked
- Luis Fernando Salazar Alvarado Report Source: diariolibre.com, checked
- Paul Rueda Leal Report Source: diariolibre.com, checked
Sources
- pdba.georgetown.edu · checked Constitution of Costa Rica, read 2026-10-12: selection method, term and size of each office (arts. 106-107, 130-139, 158); minister offices follow the portfolios listed at https://www.presidencia.go.cr/gabinete/. For: Magistrate of the Constitutional Chamber
- presidencia.go.cr · checked Spanish official names from presidencia.go.cr, asamblea.go.cr, poder-judicial.go.cr and the Constitution (Spanish text), read 2026-10-12. For: Magistrate of the Constitutional Chamber in Spanish
- diariolibre.com · checked Press reports (Observador CR on term expiries Araya 2026-10-31, Rueda 2027-06-26, Cruz 2028-10-18, Garro 2028-02-12, Salazar 2029-12-03; EFE July 2026), read 2026-10-12: five of seven sitting magistrates. Fallback: press, because the Poder Judicial site was not reachable; two seats and the chamber president are not sourced (see ticket). For: Anamari Garro Vargas, current term, Fernando Cruz Castro, current term, Jorge Araya García, current term, Luis Fernando Salazar Alvarado, current term, Paul Rueda Leal, current term
- observador.cr · checked Observador CR, 2026-08-05, read 2026-10-12: Fernando Castillo is president of the Sala IV and voted in the 4-3 ruling on substitute magistrates (with Cruz, Hess, Araya, Rueda, Salazar); re-election 2025-11-10 (24-20) per Delfino.cr 2025-11-11. Fallback: press, because poder-judicial.go.cr returned HTTP 404. For: Fernando Castillo Víquez, current term
- diariolibre.com · checked Diario Libre (EFE), 2026-07-31, read 2026-10-12: Ingrid Hess is a sitting magistrate of the Sala Constitucional (one of four in the majority extending substitute appointments). Fallback: press, because poder-judicial.go.cr returns HTTP 404; cross-checked against es.wikipedia composition table (7 propietarios). For: Ingrid Hess Herrera, current term