The High Court of Justice of Castile and León ( es, Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Castilla y León), is the superior and appellate court of the Judiciary of Spain in the territory of the

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Castile and Leon Castile, Castille or Castilla may refer to: Places Spain *Castile (historical region), a vaguely defined historical region of Spain covering most of Castile and León, all of the Community of Madrid and most of Castilla–La Mancha *Kingdom of ...

, notwithstanding its

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in some cases, and the jurisdiction of the Supreme court. Located in

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, the court is divided into the Civil, Criminal, Administrative ( es, Contencioso-Administrativo) and Labour (Social) chambers. The High Court is also tasked with the resolution of jurisdictional conflicts between the courts in Castile and León. The court was established by article 26 of the Organic Law of the Judiciary of 1985 (). The President of this court is appointed by the

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for a five year term. The president of the High Court of Justice of Castile and León is José Luis Concepción Rodríguez.

Courthouse

In July 1871 an agreement was reached to erect a building to be the seat of the then-Territorial Court ( es, Audiencia Territorial). It was designed by Castile and León architect David Ruiz Jareño. Construction did not start until 1878, and after some budget problems the building was completed on January 22, 1887. During the renovation from 2007 to 2011 the courthouse was temporarily moved to the court buildings in the civic centre of San Juan. The renovations were completed In 2012. It shares the building with the

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() of Burgos and the Office of the Superior Prosecutor for Castile and León.

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