Supreme Court of Chile

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court of last resort judicial body supreme court

The Supreme Court of Chile is the country's highest judicial authority, overseeing the administration of justice and serving as the final court of appeal in the Chilean legal system.

Aliases (2)

Corte Suprema de Chile ×1
Judicial Power of Chile ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	court of last resort → judicial body → supreme court →
appointmentBy	President of Chile →
appointmentRequires	Senate approval →
branchOf	Judicial Branch of Chile →
buildingName	Palacio de los Tribunales de Justicia de Santiago →
composition	attorney general (Prosecutor of the Supreme Court) → ministers (judges) →
coordinates	-33.440° -70.650° →
country	Chile →
currentLeaderTitle	President of the Supreme Court of Chile →
decidesOn	cassation appeals → disciplinary appeals → extraordinary remedies →
employs	Supreme Court ministers → administrative staff → judicial clerks →
establishedInYear	1823 →
function	administration of the judiciary → disciplinary oversight of lower courts → ensuring uniform interpretation of Chilean law → reviewing decisions of Courts of Appeal →
governs	lower courts of Chile →
hasJurisdictionOver	civil cases in last instance → constitutional matters in specific procedures → criminal cases in last instance → extraordinary appeals →
headquartersLocation	Santiago, Chile →
jurisdiction	Chile →
languageOfWork	Spanish →
leaderTitle	President of the Supreme Court of Chile →
legalBasis	Constitution of Chile → Organic Code of Courts of Chile →
legalSystem	Chilean legal system →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Santiago Commune → Santiago Metropolitan Region →
mandatoryRetirementAge	75 →
nativeName	Corte Suprema de Chile →
numberOfPositions	21 →
officialWebsite	https://www.pjud.cl/ →
oversees	administration of justice in Chile →
partOf	Judicial Power of Chile →
precededBy	Tribunal de Apelaciones de Chile →
role	court of final appeal in Chile → highest judicial authority in Chile →
supervises	Courts of Appeal of Chile →
termLength	until mandatory retirement age →
typeOfCourt	court of cassation →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Judicial branch of Chile →	hasComponent
Judicial branch of Chile →	hasGoverningBody
Judicial branch of Chile →	hasHighestCourt
Government of Chile →	highestCourt
Supreme Court of Chile ("Corte Suprema de Chile") →	nativeName
Supreme Court of Chile ("Judicial Power of Chile") →	partOf
Constitutional Court of Chile →	separateFrom