High Court of Justice of Galicia
| High Court of Justice of Galicia | |
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| Tribunal Superior de Xustiza de Galicia | |
Spanish Supreme Court | |
| Website | www.xunta.es |
| President of the High Court of Justice of Galicia | |
| Currently | Miguel Cadenas |
| Since | 23 December 2008 |
The High Court of Justice of Galicia (
Galician Statute of Autonomy of 1981
.
The TSXG regulates the functions of the judges and looks over the different provincial courts. The TSXG is the final
Spanish Supreme Court and/or the European Court of Justice
.
The TSXG was created on 23 March 1989 with the Organic Law of Judicial Authority (
Spanish government, started in 1979. Its headquarters are located at the Pazo do Xustiza, A Coruña
.
Composition
Organization
The High Court of Justice of consists of three courts, although a fourth, for Minors, has been proposed.
- Civil and Penal (Sala do Civil e Penal): Five magistrates, including the President of the Tribunal.
- Contentious-Administrative (Sala do Contencioso-Administrativo): Fourteen magistrates, distributed in four sections.
- Social (Sala do Social): Sixteen magistrates, distributed in four sections.
President
Appointment process
Candidates need to obtain a three fifths (13)
General Council of Judicial Authority (Spanish
: Consejo General del Poder Judicial).
Current
The current president of the court is the progressive magistrate Miguel Ángel Cadenas Sobreira. He was elected to this post by his peers in a vote on the 23 December 2008 by 13 votes to 7, with one abstention.[1]
Former presidents
- Xosé Cora (1989—1990)
- Xosé Ramón Vázquez Sandes (1990—1999)
- Xesús Souto Prieto (1999—2006)
- Antonio González Nieto (29 March 2006—February 2009) (interim)
- Miguel Ángel Cadenas Sobreira (2009—)
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See also
- Separation of Powers
- Galician Statute of Autonomy of 1981
- Galicia
References
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