Supreme Court of Justice of Paraguay

Highest court of Paraguay
President of Paraguay's Supreme Court of Justice Luis Maria Benitez Riera

The Supreme Court of Justice of Paraguay (Spanish: Corte Suprema de Justicia del Paraguay) is the highest court of Paraguay. The Senate and the President of Paraguay select its nine ministers (judges) on the basis of recommendations from a constitutionally created Consejo de la Magistratura (Council of Magistrates).[1] The court meets at the Palace of Justice in Asuncion. The court consists of three chambers: Constitutional, Civil and Commercial and Criminal and each chamber has three ministers. The present President (Chief Justice) of the Supreme Court is Alberto Joaquín Martínez Simón.

Notes

  1. ^ Directorate of Intelligence. "The World Factbook - Paraguay". Retrieved 2010-01-10.

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