National
Justice of the Constitutional Court
- Spanish: Magistrado de la Corte Constitucional
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the Senate of the Republic
- Exact method
- Elected by the Senate for a single eight-year term from lists of three submitted by the President, the Supreme Court of Justice and the Council of State (Constitution Art. 239). Nine justices (Law 270 of 1996, Art. 44).
- Chosen by
- Senate of the Republic
- Seats
- 9
Sources
- 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 Constitutional Court
- 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: Justice of the Constitutional Court in Spanish
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