President of the Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia | |
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Incumbent since January 21, 2021Luis Antonio Hernández Barbosa | |
Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia | |
Style | Mr. Chief Justice (informal) Your Honor (within court) The Honorable (formal) |
Status | Chief justice |
Seat | Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia, Bogotá, D.C. |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of Colombia |
Formation | March 4, 1886 |
Website | www |
The President of the Supreme Court of Justice is the main judge of the Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia and the highest-ranking official of the judiciary of the Republic of Colombia Law 61 of 1886 of the Constitution of Colombia grants plenary power to the president of Colombia to nominate, and with the advice and consent of the Senate of the Republic of Colombia to appoint "Judges of the Supreme Court", who will serve until they resign, retire, be charged and convicted, or die. The existence of a president of the Supreme Court is explicit in the political constitution on August 4, 1886.[1][2]