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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 Supreme Court (Corte Suprema) Chief of State and Head of Government--President Rafael Angel CALDERON Fournier (since 8 May 1990); First Vice President German SERRANO Pinto (since 8 May 1990); Second Vice President Arnoldo LOPEZ Echandi (since 8 May 1990)
1991 Supreme Court (Corte Suprema) Chief of State and Head of Government--President Rafael Angel CALDERON Fournier (since 8 May 1990); First Vice President German SERRANO Pinto (since 8 May 1990); Second Vice President Arnoldo LOPEZ Echandi (since 8 May 1990) National Liberation Party (PLN), Rolando ARAYA Monge; Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC), Rafael Angel CALDERON Fournier; Marxist Popular Vanguard Party (PVP), Humberto VARGAS Carbonell; New Republic Movement (MNR), Sergio Erick ARDON Ramirez;
1992 Supreme Court (Corte Suprema)
1993 Supreme Court (Corte Suprema)
1994 Supreme Court (Corte Suprema)
1995 Supreme Court (Corte Suprema)
1996 Supreme Court (Corte Suprema), justices are elected for eight-year terms by the Legislative Assembly
1997 Supreme Court (Corte Suprema), justices are elected for eight-year terms by the Legislative Assembly
1998 Supreme Court (Corte Suprema), justices are elected for eight-year terms by the Legislative Assembly
1999 Supreme Court (Corte Suprema), justices are elected for eight-year terms by the Legislative Assembly
2000 Supreme Court (Corte Suprema), justices are elected for eight-year terms by the Legislative Assembly
2001 Supreme Court or Corte Suprema (22 justices are elected for eight-year terms by the Legislative Assembly)
2002 Supreme Court or Corte Suprema (22 justices are elected for eight-year terms by the Legislative Assembly)
2003 Supreme Court or Corte Suprema (22 justices are elected for eight-year terms by the Legislative Assembly)
2004 Supreme Court or Corte Suprema (22 justices are elected for eight-year terms by the Legislative Assembly)
2005 Supreme Court or Corte Suprema (22 justices are elected for eight-year terms by the Legislative Assembly)
2006 Supreme Court or Corte Suprema (22 justices are elected for eight-year terms by the Legislative Assembly)
2007 Supreme Court or Corte Suprema (22 justices are elected for eight-year terms by the Legislative Assembly)
2008 Supreme Court or Corte Suprema (22 justices are elected for renewable eight-year terms by the Legislative Assembly)
2009 Supreme Court or Corte Suprema (22 justices are elected for renewable eight-year terms by the Legislative Assembly)
2010 Supreme Court or Corte Suprema (22 justices are elected for renewable eight-year terms by the Legislative Assembly)
2011 Supreme Court or Corte Suprema (22 justices are elected for renewable eight-year terms by the Legislative Assembly)
2012 Supreme Court or Corte Suprema (22 justices are elected for renewable eight-year terms by the Legislative Assembly)
2013 highest court(s): Supreme Court of Justice (consists of 22 judges organized into 3 cassation chambers each with 5 judges, and the Constitutional Chamber with 7 judges) judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court of Justice judges elected by the National Assembly for 8-year terms with renewal decided by the National Assembly subordinate courts: appellate courts; first instance and justice of the peace courts; Superior Electoral Tribunal
2014 highest court(s): Supreme Court of Justice (consists of 22 judges organized into 3 cassation chambers each with 5 judges, and the Constitutional Chamber with 7 judges) judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court of Justice judges elected by the National Assembly for 8-year terms with renewal decided by the National Assembly subordinate courts: appellate courts; first instance and justice of the peace courts; Superior Electoral Tribunal
2015 highest court(s): Supreme Court of Justice (consists of 22 judges organized into 3 cassation chambers each with 5 judges, and the Constitutional Chamber with 7 judges) | judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court of Justice judges elected by the National Assembly for 8-year terms with renewal decided by the National Assembly | subordinate courts: appellate courts; first instance and justice of the peace courts; Superior Electoral Tribunal
2016 highest court(s): Supreme Court of Justice (consists of 22 judges organized into 3 cassation chambers each with 5 judges, and the Constitutional Chamber with 7 judges) | judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court of Justice judges elected by the National Assembly for 8-year terms with renewal decided by the National Assembly | subordinate courts: appellate courts; trial courts; first instance and justice of the peace courts; Superior Electoral Tribunal
2017 highest court(s): Supreme Court of Justice (consists of 22 judges organized into 3 cassation chambers each with 5 judges and the Constitutional Chamber with 7 judges) | judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court of Justice judges elected by the National Assembly for 8-year terms with renewal decided by the National Assembly | subordinate courts: appellate courts; trial courts; first instance and justice of the peace courts; Superior Electoral Tribunal
2018 highest courts: Supreme Court of Justice (consists of 22 judges organized into 3 cassation chambers each with 5 judges and the Constitutional Chamber with 7 judges) | judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court of Justice judges elected by the National Assembly for 8-year terms with renewal decided by the National Assembly | subordinate courts: appellate courts; trial courts; first instance and justice of the peace courts; Superior Electoral Tribunal
2019 highest courts: Supreme Court of Justice (consists of 22 judges organized into 3 cassation chambers each with 5 judges and the Constitutional Chamber with 7 judges) | judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court of Justice judges elected by the National Assembly for 8-year terms with renewal decided by the National Assembly | subordinate courts: appellate courts; trial courts; first instance and justice of the peace courts; Superior Electoral Tribunal
2020 highest courts: Supreme Court of Justice (consists of 22 judges organized into 3 cassation chambers each with 5 judges and the Constitutional Chamber with 7 judges) | judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court of Justice judges elected by the National Assembly for 8-year terms with renewal decided by the National Assembly | subordinate courts: appellate courts; trial courts; first instance and justice of the peace courts; Superior Electoral Tribunal
2021 highest courts: Supreme Court of Justice (consists of 22 judges organized into 3 cassation chambers each with 5 judges and the Constitutional Chamber with 7 judges) judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court of Justice judges elected by the National Assembly for 8-year terms with renewal decided by the National Assembly subordinate courts: appellate courts; trial courts; first instance and justice of the peace courts; Superior Electoral Tribunal
2022 highest court(s): Supreme Court of Justice (consists of 22 judges organized into 3 cassation chambers each with 5 judges and the Constitutional Chamber with 7 judges) judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court of Justice judges elected by the National Assembly for 8-year terms with renewal decided by the National Assembly subordinate courts: appellate courts; trial courts; first instance and justice of the peace courts; Superior Electoral Tribunal
2023 highest court(s): Supreme Court of Justice (consists of 22 judges organized into 3 cassation chambers each with 5 judges and the Constitutional Chamber with 7 judges) judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court of Justice judges elected by the National Assembly for 8-year terms with renewal decided by the National Assembly subordinate courts: appellate courts; trial courts; first instance and justice of the peace courts; Superior Electoral Tribunal
2024 highest court(s): Supreme Court of Justice (consists of 22 judges organized into 3 cassation chambers each with 5 judges and the Constitutional Chamber with 7 judges) judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court of Justice judges elected by the National Assembly for 8-year terms with renewal decided by the National Assembly subordinate courts: appellate courts; trial courts; first instance and justice of the peace courts; Superior Electoral Tribunal
2025 highest court(s): Supreme Court of Justice (consists of 22 judges organized into 3 cassation chambers each with 5 judges and the Constitutional Chamber with 7 judges) judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court of Justice judges elected by the National Assembly for 8-year terms with renewal decided by the National Assembly subordinate courts: appellate courts; trial courts; first instance and justice of the peace courts; Superior Electoral Tribunal