Superior Council of Judicature ( es, Consejo Superior de la Judicatura) is Colombian institution part of the

judicial branch of Colombia The judiciary of Colombia ( es, Rama Judicial de Colombia) is a branch of the State of Colombia that interprets and applies the laws of Colombia, to ensure equal justice under law, and to provide a mechanism for dispute resolution. The judiciary ...

in charge of adopting a yearly report which is presented to the

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with a detailed report on justice handling in Colombia. The council also adopts the Development plan for the judicial branch of Colombia and presents it to the

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so that it be included in the Colombian National Plan of Development. The Superior Council of Judicature also establishes rules for an efficient

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and can adopt and propose Law projects related to the administration of justice and procedure codes. Members of the council are entitled to elect the new president of the council. The functions of the Superior Council of Judicature are stipulated in Article 79, Law 270 of 1996 in the

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. Judicial Branch of Colombia: Functions of the Superior Council of Judicature
ramajudicial.gov.vo Accessed 17 September 2007.

President of The Superior Council of Judicature

The President of the Superior Council of Judicature is in charge of leading the Superior Council of Judicature, and has the legal institutional representation of the other institutions in the

judicial branch The judiciary (also known as the judicial system, judicature, judicial branch, judiciative branch, and court or judiciary system) is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law ...

as well as for the common people. He is entitled to elect the Vice President of the Superior Council of Judicature. The current president is Jorge Alonso Flechas Diaz and the vice president is Jesael Giraldo Castaño.

References

External links

Superior Council of Judicature official website
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