The Constitutional Court of Colombia ( es, Corte Constitucional de Colombia) is the
supreme constitutional court of
Colombia
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. Part of the
Judiciary
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, it is the final
appellate court
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for matters involving interpretation of the Constitution with the power to determine the constitutionality of laws, acts, and statutes.
The court was first established by the
Constitution of 1991, and its first session began in March 1992. The court is housed within the shared judicial complex of the
Palace of Justice located on the north side of
Bolívar Square in the neighbourhood of
Bogotá
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.
The Constitutional Court consists of nine
magistrate
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s who are elected by the
Senate of Colombia
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from ternary lists drawn up by the
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, the
Supreme Court of Justice, and the
Council of State
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. The magistrates serve for a term of eight years. The court is headed by a President and Vice President.
Composition
Current justices
*Cristina Pardo Schlesinger (President)
*Diana Constanza Fajardo Rivera (Deputy President)
*Jorge Enrique Ibañez Najar
*Alejandro Linares Cantillo
*Paola Andrea Meneses Mosquera
*Gloria Stella Ortíz Delgado
*José Fernando Reyes Cuartas
*Antonio José Lizarazo Ocampo
* Natalia Ángel Cabo
Further reading
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External links
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Constitution of Colombia
Judiciary of Colombia
Colombia
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1991 establishments in Colombia
Courts and tribunals established in 1991