High Court of Justice of Canarias
Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Canarias
Established1989
LocationVegueta, Las Palmas and
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Composition methodPartisan election
Authorized byLey Orgánica del Poder Judicial
Appeals toSupreme Court
National Court (In some administrative law cases)
Websitewww.poderjudicial.es
President of the High Court of Justice of Canarias
CurrentlyJuan Luis Lorenzo Bragado[1]
Since11 May 2021

The High Court of Justice of the Canary Islands (in Spanish: Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Canarias) is the highest organ of the judicial power in the autonomous community of Canary Islands (Spain). It has its seat in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.[2]

History

Its most direct antecedent were the former Territorial Courts born in 1812. The current High Court of Justice of the Canary Islands was created in 1985 from Article 26 of the Organic Law of the Judiciary, being constituted on May 23, 1989.[3]

Jurisdictions

The High Court of Justice of the Canary Islands is the jurisdictional body in which the judicial organization in the autonomous community culminates, without prejudice to the competence reserved to the Supreme Court.[4]

Organization

The High Court of the Canary Islands is divided into four organs:

  • The Governing Chamber
  • The Civil and Criminal Chamber
  • The Chamber for Contentious-Administrative Matters
  • The Social Chamber

Seat

The TSJC has its seat in the heart of Vegueta, the oldest district of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Also in Santa Cruz de Tenerife is one of the administrative litigation chambers and one of the social chambers.[5]

Presidency

The current president of the Superior Court of Justice of the Canary Islands is Juan Luis Lorenzo Bragado.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bragado, nuevo presidente del Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Canarias". Cadena Ser.
  2. ↑ "TSJ Canarias".
  3. ↑ "History of the TSJ Canarias".
  4. ↑ Título IV De la Administración de Justicia en Canarias. (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ Institutional Information of the TSJC
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