The High Court of Justice of Galicia ( gl, Tribunal Superior de Xustiza de Galicia, TSXG) is the highest body and last judicial instance in the Galician jurisdiction, integrating the Spanish

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. Together with the

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(legislative branch) and the

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(executive branch), the TSXG is one of the three main institutions representing Galicia's self-government, as established and regulated by the

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. The TSXG regulates the functions of the judges and looks over the different provincial courts. The TSXG is the final

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in Galician territory, notwithstanding the right of a citizen to appeal to the

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and/or the

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. The TSXG was created on 23 March 1989 with the Organic Law of Judicial Authority ( gl, Lei Orgánica do Poder Xudicial), as part of the process of

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to Galicia from the

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, started in 1979. Its headquarters are located at the Pazo do Xustiza,

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Composition

Organization

The High Court of Justice of consists of three courts, although a fourth, for Minors, has been proposed. * Civil and Penal (''Sala do Civil e Penal''): Five magistrates, including the President of the Tribunal. * Contentious-Administrative (''Sala do Contencioso-Administrativo''): Fourteen magistrates, distributed in four sections. * Social (''Sala do Social''): Sixteen magistrates, distributed in four sections.

President

Appointment process

Candidates need to obtain a three fifths (13)

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of the 21 votes of the General Council of Judicial Authority ( es, Consejo General del Poder Judicial).

Current

The current president of the court is the

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magistrate Miguel Ángel Cadenas Sobreira. He was elected to this post by his peers in a vote on the 23 December 2008 by 13 votes to 7, with one abstension.

Former presidents

* Xosé Cora (1989—1990) * Xosé Ramón Vázquez Sandes (1990—1999) * Xesús Souto Prieto (1999—2006) * Antonio González Nieto (29 March 2006—February 2009) (

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) * Miguel Ángel Cadenas Sobreira (2009—)

References

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