The Constitutional Court of Colombia ( es, Corte Constitucional de Colombia) is the supreme

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Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

. Part of the

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, it is the final

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for matters involving interpretation of the Constitution with the power to determine the constitutionality of laws, acts, and statutes. The court was first established by the

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, and its first session began in March 1992. The court is housed within the shared judicial complex of the Palace of Justice located on the north side of Bolívar Square in the neighbourhood of

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. The Constitutional Court consists of nine

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s who are elected by the

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from ternary lists drawn up by the

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, the

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, and the

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. The magistrates serve for a term of eight years. The court is headed by a President and Vice President.

Composition

Current justices

*Cristina Pardo Schlesinger (President) *Diana Constanza Fajardo Rivera (Deputy President) *Jorge Enrique Ibañez Najar *Alejandro Linares Cantillo *Paola Andrea Meneses Mosquera *Gloria Stella Ortíz Delgado *José Fernando Reyes Cuartas *Antonio José Lizarazo Ocampo * Natalia Ángel Cabo

External links

* {{Authority control Constitution of Colombia Judiciary of Colombia

1991 establishments in Colombia Courts and tribunals established in 1991

Composition

Current justices

Further reading

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