President of the Constitutional Court (Portugal)

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The President of the Constitutional Court of Portugal is the head of the country’s highest court for constitutional review, overseeing the interpretation and enforcement of the Portuguese Constitution.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial office
public office in Portugal
appliesToJurisdiction Portuguese Republic
appointedBy Constitutional Court of Portugal
belongsToBranch judicial branch of Portugal
country Portugal
createdBy constitutional reforms establishing the Constitutional Court of Portugal
distinctFrom President of the Republic of Portugal
President of the Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal)
electedBy judges of the Constitutional Court of Portugal
establishedIn 20th century
hasDuty ensure compliance of court decisions with the Constitution
ensure regular functioning of the Constitutional Court
guarantee independence of the Constitutional Court
hasPower allocates cases among judges of the Constitutional Court
convenes and chairs court meetings
directs the work of the Constitutional Court
represents the court before other state organs
hasRole head of the highest court for constitutional review in Portugal
manages internal functioning of the Constitutional Court
oversees enforcement of the Portuguese Constitution
oversees interpretation of the Portuguese Constitution
presides over plenary sessions of the Constitutional Court
represents the Constitutional Court externally
headOf Constitutional Court of Portugal
languageOfWork Portuguese
legalBasis Constitution of the Portuguese Republic
Law of the Constitutional Court (Portugal)
locatedIn Palace of Ratton, Lisbon
officeType non-political judicial office
partOf Portuguese judicial system
constitutional justice system of Portugal
rank highest-ranking judge in the Constitutional Court of Portugal
relatedTo Constitutional Court of Portugal
Portuguese Constitution
judiciary of Portugal
reportsTo no superior judicial authority
requiresQualification must be a judge of the Constitutional Court of Portugal
scopeOfAuthority constitutional review of laws and norms in Portugal
participation in decisions on electoral disputes and referendums
review of constitutionality of acts of the President of the Republic, Assembly of the Republic, Government and other authorities
seat Lisbon
selectionMethod indirect election by fellow constitutional judges
supervises administrative services of the Constitutional Court
termLength fixed term defined by Portuguese law
typeOfJurisdiction constitutional jurisdiction

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Council of State (Portugal)
compositionIncludes
President of the Constitutional Court (Portugal) ("President of the Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal)")
distinctFrom
Italian Constitutional Court ("President of the Constitutional Court")
presidentTitle

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