| Supreme Court of Justice | |
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| Corte Suprema de Justicia | |
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| 12°03′27″S77°02′06″W / 12.05750°S 77.03500°W /-12.05750; -77.03500 | |
| Established | 1825 |
| Jurisdiction | Peru |
| Location | Lima |
| Coordinates | 12°03′27″S77°02′06″W / 12.05750°S 77.03500°W /-12.05750; -77.03500 |
| Composition method | Selected by theNational Board of Justice |
| Authorised by | Constitution of Peru |
| Judge term length | 70 years old. At that age, the National Board of Justice can keep the judges for an additional term of seven years, following the same process established for the appointment. The seven-year extension can be repeated indefinitely. |
| Number of positions | 15[1] |
| Annual budget | S/ 2.27 billion |
| Website | http://www.pj.gob.pe/ |
| President of the Supreme Court | |
| Currently | Javier Arévalo Vela [es] |
| Since | 3 January 2023; 2 years ago (3 January 2023) |
TheSupreme Court of Justice is the highest judicial court inPeru. Its jurisdiction extends over the entire territory of the nation. It is headquartered in thePalace of Justice inLima. The current president of the Supreme Court isJavier Arévalo Vela [es].[2]
The supreme court is composed of three Supreme Sectors:
Integrated into the Supreme Court are the supreme speakers and supreme provisionary speakers, who substitute the supreme speakers in case of absence. The supreme speakers are distributed into each one of the Supreme Sectors that the law establishes. The president of the Supreme Court and the chief speaker of the Office of the Control of the Magistrature are not integrated into any Supreme Sector. The Supreme Court consists of three permanent Supreme Sectors (Civil, Criminal, and Constitutional and Social). Each Supreme Sector has five supreme speakers who elect a president within each other.
TheConstitution guarantees theright to the double instance, which the Supreme Court recognizes. In event that this right is failed, the appeals in the processes that interpose before the Superior Sectors, or it is brought before the Supreme Court. TheAbrogation doctrine is also recognized by this court.
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