National
Justice of the Supreme Court of Justice
- Spanish: Magistrado de la Corte Suprema de Justicia
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Chosen by the Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia from among its members
- Exact method
- Chosen by the Court itself (co-optation) from lists sent by the Superior Council of the Judiciary, for single eight-year terms (Constitution Art. 231). 23 magistrates (Law 270 of 1996, Art. 16).
- Chosen by
- Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia
- Seats
- 23
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 Supreme Court of Justice
- 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 Supreme Court of Justice in Spanish
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