Supreme Court of the Dominican Republic
| Supreme Court of the Dominican Republic | |
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| Established | November 6, 1844 |
| Country | Dominican Republic |
| Location | Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic |
| Coordinates | 10°30′00″N 69°59′00″W / 10.50000°N 69.98333°WCoordinates: 10°30′00″N 69°59′00″W / 10.50000°N 69.98333°W |
| Composition method | Elected by the National Council of Magistracy |
| Authorized by | Constitution of the Dominican Republic |
| Judge term length | 9 years |
| Number of positions | 16 |
| Website | http://www.poderjudicial.gob.do |
| Chief Justice of the Dominican Republic | |
| Currently | Mariano Germán Mejía |
| Since | December 22, 2011 |
The Supreme Court of the Dominican Republic (known by its acronym, SCJ) is the highest court existing in the Republic and is, therefore, the head of the judiciary in the country.
The Supreme Court is the final court empowered to administer justice, i.e. that its judgments can not be appealed, although they may eventually be reviewed by the same court through the use of re consideration.
It is in the highest place in the Dominican Judicial organization over the Courts of Appeal, Courts of First Instance, Peace Courts and special courts and corresponds super general administrative supervision over all courts of the Republic, except the Superior Electoral Court, and the Constitutional Court. It is headquartered in Santo Domingo, capital of the Republic, in the Palace of the Supreme Court in the center of the heroes, adjacent to the National Congress.
The oldest higher-level court in Dominican history recording is the Royal Audiencia of Santo Domingo, founded in 1511 and composed of a Chairman and three Auditors (Judges). Acting as a court of appeal, except in the so-called "Casos de Cortes" in which litigated the Spanish Crown, then constituted in the first instance and then be taken to the Council of the Indies based in Sevilla, with powers of court second grade. Centuries later, in 1776, he was added the post of Regent in order to streamline processes and ensure prompt settlement thereof.
Theoretically the island belongs to France under the Peace of Basel, from 1795 there was created a court of cassation would never know the substance of the cases. This same high court was consecrated by the Haitian Constitution of 1801, which ruled Dominican Republic for a short time. From 1802 and during the Age of France, the Imperial Academy served as a supreme court, with three Spanish and three French judges.
The Constitution of Cadiz again established the Royal Court to hear appeals for annulment of known issues on appeal by a Royal Audience neighbor. In the short-lived government independent of José Núñez de Cáceres, a Superior Court of Justice it was created.
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