Supreme Court of Spain

Supreme Court of Spain
Tribunal Supremo
Established	1812
Jurisdiction	Spain
Location	Convent of the Salesas Reales, Madrid
Composition method	Appointed by Monarch on selection by the General Council of the Judicial Power
Authorized by	Constitution of Spain
Judge term length	Appointed for life until retired at 70
Number of positions	74 (may change by Act of Parliament)
Website	Portal del Tribunal Supremo
President of the Supreme Court
Currently	Carlos Dívar Blanco
Since	September, 2008

The Supreme Court of Spain (Spanish: Tribunal Supremo) is the highest court in Spain for all matters not pertaining to the Spanish Constitution. The court which meets in the Convent of the Salesas Reales in Madrid, consists of a president and an indeterminate number of magistrates appointed to the five chambers of the court.

Organization

The Supreme Court is divided into 5 chambers, each dealing with a specific aspect of the law.

1. Civil
2. Penal
3. Contentious-Administrative
4. Social
5. Military

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