High Court of Justice of Catalonia

High Court of Justice of Catalonia
Tribunal Superior de Justícia de Catalunya
Palau de Justícia, siege of the TSJC
Established	1989
Country	Catalonia (Spain)
Location	Passeig de Lluís Companys, Barcelona
Composition method	Partisan election
Authorized by	Ley Orgánica del Poder Judicial
Decisions are appealed to	Spanish Supreme Court
Website	www.poderjudicial.es
President of the High Court of Justice of Catalonia
Currently	Jesús María Barrientos Pacho
Since	January 2016

The High Court of Justice of Catalonia (Catalan: Tribunal Superior de Justícia de Catalunya, TSJC) is the highest body and last judicial instance of the Spanish judiciary in Catalonia. Unlike the Parliament of Catalonia (legislative branch) or the Executive Council of Catalonia (executive branch), the TSJC is not a part of the Generalitat of Catalonia, the autonomous system of self-government of the community, although the Catalan government has some powers over it, especially in material resources.

The TSJC regulates the functions of the judges and looks over the different provincial courts. The TSJC is the final appellate court in Catalan territory, notwithstanding the right of a citizen to appeal to the Spanish Supreme Court and/or the European Court of Justice.

The TSJC was created on 23 May 1989 with the Organic Law of Judicial Authority (Spanish: Ley Orgánica del Poder Judicial), as part of the process of devolution to Catalonia from the Spanish government, started in 1979. Its headquarters are located at the Palau de Justícia, Barcelona.

Composition

Catalonia

This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Catalonia
Statute Statute of Autonomy (history)
President Carles Puigdemont
Executive Council Vice-President Oriol Junqueras Present members
Parliament President Carme Forcadell
Judiciary Supreme Court of Spain Audiencia Nacional High Court of Justice President: Jesús María Barrientos Council of Statutarian Pledges Ombudsman Syndicate of Accounts Audiovisual Council
Public order Ministry of Home Affairs Police of Catalonia
Political parties Parliamentary parties: CDC ERC PSC PPC ICV–EUiA UDC C's CUP
Elections 2006 Constitutional referendum 2010 parliament 2012 parliament 2014 Independence referendum 2015 parliament
Divisions Regional level Provinces Vegueries Comarques Local level Metropolitan area Municipalities
Other countries Atlas

Organization

The High Court of Justice of consists of three courts, although a fourth, for Minors, has been proposed.

Civil and Penal (Sala Civil i Penal): Five magistrates, including the President of the Tribunal.
Contentious-Administrative (Sala Contenciosa-Administrativa): Fourteen magistrates, distributed in four sections.
Social (Sala Social): Sixteen magistrates, distributed in four sections.

President

Appointment process

Candidates need to obtain a three fifths (13) supermajority of the 21 votes of the General Council of Judicial Authority (Spanish: Consejo General del Poder Judicial).

Presidents

José Antonio Somalo Giménez (1989-1994)
Guillem Vidal Andreu (1994-2004)
Maria Eugènia Alegret i Burgués (2004-2010)
Miguel Ángel Gimeno Jubero (2010 - January 2016)
Jesús María Barrientos Pacho (January 2016 - actualitat)^[1]

References

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