The Superior Court of Justice of Nuevo León (''Spanish: Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Nuevo León'') is the
judicial branch of government
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of
Nuevo León
Nuevo León () is a state in the northeast region of Mexico. The state was named after the New Kingdom of León, an administrative territory from the Viceroyalty of New Spain, itself was named after the historic Spanish Kingdom of León. With a ...
.
Ministers of the Court are elected by the state
congress
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from a list presented by the
governor
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.
The Superior Court meets in
Monterrey
Monterrey ( , ) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León, Mexico, and the third largest city in Mexico behind Guadalajara and Mexico City. Located at the foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental, the city is anchor ...
in the Superior Court of Justice Building.
Government of Nuevo León
Law of Mexico
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