The Supreme Court of Justice (Spanish: Tribunal Supremo de Justicia) is the highest court of ordinary jurisdiction in Bolivia, based in Sucre. Its powers are set out in Articles 181–185 of the 2009 Constitution and the Law of the Judicial Organ (Law 025, promulgated on 24 June 2010).[1][2] It was first seated on 2 January 2012.[3]
The Court was created to supersede the Supreme Court of Bolivia, which operated from 1825 to 2011. It was first seated on 2 January 2012.[3] Due to vacancies on the Court and other problems in its final years, the Supreme Court of Justice inherited a backlog of some 8,800 cases in January 2012, which it was charged with resolving within 36 to 48 months.[3]
The Court is made up of nine members and nine alternates, representing the nine departments of Bolivia, elected in popular, nonpartisan elections to terms of six years. The Plurinational Legislative Assembly preselects up to 36 candidates before the election. Reelection is forbidden.[citation needed]
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