High Court of Justice of Andalusia, Ceuta and Melilla
The High Court of Justice of Andalusia, Ceuta and Melilla (
The TSJA is the final jurisdictional court of all trials initiated in the autonomous community of Andalusia and the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla, and is the final appeal court for all legal processes that occur in those areas, whatever law is invoked as applicable, in accord with the Organic Law of Judicial Power and without prejudice to the powers reserved to the Supreme Court.[3]
History of the High Court
The TSJA was created as provided for in Article 7 of the original (1981) Statute of Autonomy of Andalusia. In the first ordinary session of the Parliament of Andalusia, Granada was chosen as the seat of the TSJA, making that city the judicial capital of Andalusia; Seville is the political capital.[1]
The TSJA was constituted in 1989. This superseded the old
Owing in part to the judicial history of Seville, two displaced divisions (Salas desplazadas) were created in that city: a Division of Administrative Disputes (Contencioso-Administrativo) and a Division of Social Law. Because of the importance of the city of Málaga and the large volume of cases generated in the surrounding province of Málaga, despite the city having no prior history as the seat of a judicial institution, two salas were created as in Seville. Both of these also have equivalents in Granada.[1]
In 1997 the
On 17 June 1999 it was celebrated the tenth anniversary of the High Court of Andalusia, Ceuta and Melilla, with the presence and involvement of the president of the Supreme Court and of the General Council of the Judiciary, the president of the Andalusian Regional Government, the president of the Parliament of Andalusia and the president of the court itself.[1]
History of the seat of the TSJA in Granada
The seat of the high court is the former Royal Chancery of Granada. From 1505 to 1834, the Royal Chancery had jurisdiction over the
In 1834, the status of the Chancery was reduced to that of an Audiencia, with jurisdiction over the provinces of
Powers
As remarked above, the TSJA is the highest court in Andalusia, Ceuta, and Melilla, subject only to the powers reserved for the Supreme Court of Spain. More specifically, the TSJA fulfills several roles, corresponding to its various divisions (salas).[3]
The
Presidency of the TSJA
Presidents of the High Court of Andalusia | ||
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President | From | To |
Andrés Márquez Aranda | 1989-05-23 | 1991-03-12 |
Juan Ignacio Pérez Alférez | 1991-06-04 | 1992-06-05 |
Manuel Rodríguez López | 1992-07-20 | 1995-05-30 |
Augusto Méndez de Lugo | 1995-06-08 | present |
Source: Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Andalucía, official page |
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f (in Spanish) Constitución del TSJA, Portal Adriano, the web portal for the courts of Andalusia. Accessed online 2009-12-30.
- ^ a b c (in Spanish) La Real Chancillería. Sede del TSJA, Portal Adriano, the web portal for the courts of Andalusia. Accessed online 2009-12-30.
- ^ a b c d (in Spanish) Competencias del T.S.J.A., Portal Adriano, the web portal for the courts of Andalusia. Accessed online 2009-12-30.
External links
- (in Spanish) Portal Adriano, the web portal for the courts of Andalusia
- (in Spanish) The Statute of Autonomy of Andalusia