High Court of Galicia

High Court of Galicia

The Tribunal Superior de Xustiza de Galicia (original for "High Court of Justice of Galicia", or TSXG in the Galician acronym) is the highest body in the Galician judicial system. Together with the Parliament of Galicia (legislative branch) and the Galician Government (executive branch), the TSXG is one of the three main institutions representing Galicia's self-government, as established and regulated by the Galician Statute of Autonomy of 1981.

The High Court of Galicia administers justice through three branches: Civil and Penal ("Sala do Civil e Penal"), Administrative ("Sala do Contencioso-Administrativo") and Social ("Sala do Social"). The TSXG regulates the functions of the judges and looks over the different provincial courts. The TSXG is the final appellate court in Galician territory, notwithstanding the right of a citizen to appeal to the Spanish Supreme Court and/or the European Court of Justice.

The TSXG started to work as such in 1989, as part of the process of devolution to Galicia from the Spanish government, started in 1979. Its headquarters are located in the northern Galician city of A Coruña.

List of Presidents

* Xosé Cora (1989 - 1990)
* Xosé Ramón Vázquez Sandes (1990 - 1999)
* Xesús Souto Prieto (1999 - 2006)
* Antonio González Nieto (2006 - ) (provisional)

taffing and organization of the TSXG

"Sala do Civil e Penal" (Civil and Penal issues): five magistrates, including the President of the Tribunal."Sala do Contencioso-Administrativo" (Administrative issues): fourteen magistrates, distributed in four sections."Sala do Social" (Social issues): sixteen magistrates, distributed in four sections.

ee also

* Separation of Powers
* Galician Statute of Autonomy of 1981
* Galicia


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