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President of the Constitutional Court

  • Spanish: Presidente de la Corte de Constitucionalidad

Constitutional Court · Guatemala

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How it's filled

In plain words
Chosen by the Constitutional Court from among its members
Exact method
Chosen annually from among the five titular magistrates by rotation in inverse order of age (Constitutional Court rules; Law of Amparo, Habeas Corpus and Constitutionality art. 154). Presidency starts 14 April.
Seats
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Source: constituteproject.org, checked

Who holds it now

Sources

  • constituteproject.org · checked Constitution of Guatemala, read 2026-10-12: selection method, term and size (arts. 157, 184-189, 193, 214-215, 227, 269); ministries per https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabinete_de_Bernardo_Arévalo. For: President of the Constitutional Court
  • constituteproject.org · checked Spanish official names from the Constitution and ministry names on the gabinete page, read 2026-10-12. For: President of the Constitutional Court in Spanish
  • es.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia (es), Corte de Constitucionalidad de Guatemala, read 2026-10-12: titular magistrates 2026-2031 and president Morfín from 2026-04-14. Start date is the start of the term year, not a sworn-in date. Fallback: Wikipedia, because cc.gob.gt was not checked. For: Gladys Annabella Morfín Mansilla, current term

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