National
Justice of the Supreme Court
- Spanish: Ministro de la Suprema Corte de Justicia
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the General Assembly of Uruguay
- Exact method
- Five justices designated by the General Assembly by two-thirds of its total members (Constitution, Arts. 234 and 236).
- Chosen by
- General Assembly of Uruguay
- Seats
- 5
Who holds these seats now
- Álvaro França Nebot since June 2026 Report Source: poderjudicial.gub.uy, checked (+1 more)
- Bernadette Minvielle Sánchez since August 2017 Report Source: poderjudicial.gub.uy, checked (+1 more)
- Doris Morales Martínez since February 2022 Report Source: poderjudicial.gub.uy, checked (+1 more)
- John Pérez Brignani since December 2020 Report Source: poderjudicial.gub.uy, checked (+1 more)
- Julio Alfredo Posada Xavier since December 2025 Report Source: poderjudicial.gub.uy, checked (+1 more)
Sources
- impo.com.uy · checked IMPO (Centro de Información Oficial), Constitución de la República Oriental del Uruguay 1967 con las modificaciones de 1996, read 2026-10-12: structure of offices, selection rules, election dates (Arts. 77, 88, 94, 151-152, 160, 168, 174, 233-236, 262-275). For: Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice of the Supreme Court in Spanish
- poderjudicial.gub.uy · checked Poder Judicial, Suprema Corte de Justicia - Integración, read 2026-10-12: confirms the five current justices (Morales, Pérez Brignani, Minvielle, Posada, França) and Doris Morales as President. For: Álvaro França Nebot, current term, Bernadette Minvielle Sánchez, current term, Doris Morales Martínez, current term, John Pérez Brignani, current term, Julio Alfredo Posada Xavier, current term
- es.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia (es), Suprema Corte de Justicia de Uruguay, read 2026-10-12: five current justices, start dates, president 2025-2026. Fallback: Wikipedia es, because poderjudicial.gub.uy does not list start dates on a page read. For: Álvaro França Nebot, current term, Bernadette Minvielle Sánchez, current term, Doris Morales Martínez, current term, John Pérez Brignani, current term, Julio Alfredo Posada Xavier, current term