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Judicial branch Honduras, in 36 editions.
The entry for Honduras published Judicial branch in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 18 editions. Each is shown as published. Judicial branch in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 18
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Judicial branch” (1990 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024Supreme Court of Justice (Corte Suprema de Justica) Chief of State and Head of Government--Rafael Leonardo CALLEJAS Romero (since 26 January 1990)
Supreme Court of Justice (Corte Suprema de Justica) Chief of State and Head of Government--Rafael Leonardo CALLEJAS Romero (since 26 January 1990)
- Supreme Court of Justice (Corte Suprema de Justica) Chief of State and Head of Government--Rafael Leonardo CALLEJAS Romero (since 26 January 1990) Liberal Party (PLH)--faction leaders, Carlos FLORES Facusse (leader of Florista Liberal Movement), Carlos MONTOYA (Azconista subfaction), Ramon VILLEDA Bermudez and Jorge Arturo REINA (M-Lider faction);
- National Party (PNH), Jose Celin DISCUA, party president;
- PNH faction leaders--Oswaldo RAMOS Soto and Rafael Leonardo CALLEJAS (Monarca faction);
- National Innovation and Unity Party-Social Democrats (PINU-SD), Enrique AGUILAR Cerrato Paz;
- Christian Democratic Party (PDCH), Jorge ILLESCAS;
- Democratic Action (AD), Walter LOPEZ Reyes
Rewritten: too little of the 1990 text remains to mark the changes.
Supreme Court of Justice (Corte Suprema de Justica) Chief of State and Head of Government--Rafael Leonardo CALLEJAS Romero (since 26 January 1990) Liberal Party (PLH)--faction leaders, Carlos FLORES Facusse (leader of Florista Liberal Movement), Carlos MONTOYA (Azconista subfaction), Ramon VILLEDA Bermudez and Jorge Arturo REINA (M-Lider faction); National Party (PNH), Jose Celin DISCUA, party president; PNH faction leaders--Oswaldo RAMOS Soto and Rafael Leonardo CALLEJAS (Monarca faction); National Innovation and Unity Party-Social Democrats (PINU-SD), Enrique AGUILAR Cerrato Paz; Christian Democratic Party (PDCH), Jorge ILLESCAS; Democratic Action (AD), Walter LOPEZ Reyes
The same text in 4 editions, 1992 to 1995.
Supreme Court of Justice (Corte Suprema de Justica)
Rewritten: too little of the 1991 text remains to mark the changes.
Supreme Court of Justice (Corte Suprema de Justica)
Supreme Court of Justice (Corte Suprema de Justica), judges are elected for four-year terms by the National Assembly
Supreme Court of Justice (Corte Suprema de Justica)
Justica), judges are elected for four-year terms by the National
Assembly
The same text in 1997 and 1998.
Supreme Court of Justice (Corte Suprema de Justica), judges are elected for four-year terms by the National Assembly
Supreme Court of Justice (Corte Suprema de
judges are elected for four-year terms by the National
Supreme Court of Justice (Corte Suprema de Justica), judges are elected for four-year terms by the National Assembly
Supreme Court of Justice (Corte Suprema de Justica),
Justica), judges are elected for four-year terms by the National
Assembly
Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia, judges are elected for four-year terms by the National Congress
Supreme Court of Justice (Corte or Corte Suprema de
Justica),
Assembly
Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (judges are elected for four-year terms by the National Congress)
Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia, judges Justicia (judges are elected for four-year terms by the National Congress Congress)
The same text in 6 editions, 2002 to 2007.
Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (judges are elected for seven-year terms by the National Congress)
Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (judges are elected for four-year seven-year terms by the National Congress)
The same text in 5 editions, 2008 to 2012.
Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (15 judges are elected for seven-year terms by the National Congress)
Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (judges (15 judges are elected for seven-year terms by the National Congress)
- highest court(s):
- Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (9 principal judges - including the court president - and 7 alternates; court organized into civil, criminal, and labor chambers);
- note - the court has both judicial and constitutional jurisdiction
- judge selection and term of office:
- court president elected by his peers;
- judges elected by the National Congress from candidates proposed by the Nominating Board, a diverse 7-member group of judicial officials, other government and non-government officials selected by each of their organizations;
- judges elected by Congress for renewable, 7-year terms
- subordinate courts:
- courts of appeal;
- courts of first instance;
- peace courts
Rewritten: too little of the 2012 text remains to mark the changes.
highest court(s):
Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (9 principal judges - including the court president - and 7 alternates; court organized into civil, criminal, and labor chambers); note - the court has both judicial and constitutional jurisdiction
judge selection and term of office:
court president elected by his peers; judges elected by the National Congress from candidates proposed by the Nominating Board, a diverse 7-member group of judicial officials, other government and non-government officials selected by each of their organizations; judges elected by Congress for renewable, 7-year terms
subordinate courts:
courts of appeal; courts of first instance; peace courts
- highest court(s):
- Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (15 principal judges - including the court president - and 7 alternates; court organized into civil, criminal, and labor chambers);
- note - the court has both judicial and constitutional jurisdiction
- judge selection and term of office:
- court president elected by his peers;
- judges elected by the National Congress from candidates proposed by the Nominating Board, a diverse 7-member group of judicial officials, other government and non-government officials selected by each of their organizations;
- judges elected by Congress for renewable, 7-year terms
- subordinate courts:
- courts of appeal;
- courts of first instance;
- peace courts
highest court(s):
Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (9 (15 principal judges - including the court president - and 7 alternates; court organized into civil, criminal, and labor chambers); note - the court has both judicial and constitutional jurisdiction
judge selection and term of office:
court president elected by his peers; judges elected by the National Congress from candidates proposed by the Nominating Board, a diverse 7-member group of judicial officials, other government and non-government officials selected by each of their organizations; judges elected by Congress for renewable, 7-year terms
subordinate courts:
courts of appeal; courts of first instance; peace courts
The same text in 2015 and 2016.
- highest court(s):
- Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (15 principal judges - including the court president - and 7 alternates; court organized into civil, criminal, and labor chambers);
- note - the court has both judicial and constitutional jurisdiction
- judge selection and term of office:
- court president elected by his peers;
- judges elected by the National Congress from candidates proposed by the Nominating Board, a diverse 7-member group of judicial officials, other government and non-government officials selected by each of their organizations;
- judges elected by Congress for renewable, 7-year terms
- subordinate courts:
- courts of appeal;
- courts of first instance;
- peace courts
highest court(s):
judge selection and term of office:
subordinate courts:
- highest court(s):
- Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (15 principal judges - including the court president - and 7 alternates; court organized into civil, criminal, constitutional, and labor chambers);
- note - the court has both judicial and constitutional jurisdiction
- judge selection and term of office:
- court president elected by his peers;
- judges elected by the National Congress from candidates proposed by the Nominating Board, a diverse 7-member group of judicial officials, and other government and non-government officials selected by each of their organizations;
- judges elected by Congress for renewable, 7-year terms
- subordinate courts:
- courts of appeal;
- courts of first instance;
- peace courts
highest court(s): Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (15 principal judges - including the court president - and 7 alternates; court organized into civil, criminal, constitutional, and labor chambers); note - the court has both judicial and constitutional jurisdiction
judge selection and term of office: court president elected by his peers; judges elected by the National Congress from candidates proposed by the Nominating Board, a diverse 7-member group of judicial officials, and other government and non-government officials selected by each of their organizations; judges elected by Congress for renewable, 7-year terms
subordinate courts: courts of appeal; courts of first instance; peace courts
- highest courts:
- Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (15 principal judges - including the court president - and 7 alternates; court organized into civil, criminal, constitutional, and labor chambers);
- note - the court has both judicial and constitutional jurisdiction
- judge selection and term of office:
- court president elected by his peers;
- judges elected by the National Congress from candidates proposed by the Nominating Board, a diverse 7-member group of judicial officials, and other government and non-government officials selected by each of their organizations;
- judges elected by Congress for renewable, 7-year terms
- subordinate courts:
- courts of appeal;
- courts of first instance;
- peace courts
highest court(s): courts: Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (15 principal judges - including the court president - and 7 alternates; court organized into civil, criminal, constitutional, and labor chambers); note - the court has both judicial and constitutional jurisdiction
judge selection and term of office: court president elected by his peers; judges elected by the National Congress from candidates proposed by the Nominating Board, a diverse 7-member group of judicial officials, and other government and non-government officials selected by each of their organizations; judges elected by Congress for renewable, 7-year terms
subordinate courts: courts of appeal; courts of first instance; peace courts
The same text in 3 editions, 2019 to 2021.
- highest courts:
- Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (15 principal judges, including the court president, and 7 alternates; court organized into civil, criminal, constitutional, and labor chambers);
- note - the court has both judicial and constitutional jurisdiction
- judge selection and term of office:
- court president elected by his peers;
- judges elected by the National Congress from candidates proposed by the Nominating Board, a diverse 7-member group of judicial officials and other government and non-government officials nominated by each of their organizations;
- judges elected by Congress for renewable, 7-year terms
- subordinate courts:
- courts of appeal;
- courts of first instance;
- justices of the peace
highest courts: Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (15 principal judges - judges, including the court president - president, and 7 alternates; court organized into civil, criminal, constitutional, and labor chambers); note - the court has both judicial and constitutional jurisdiction
judge selection and term of office: court president elected by his peers; judges elected by the National Congress from candidates proposed by the Nominating Board, a diverse 7-member group of judicial officials, officials and other government and non-government officials selected nominated by each of their organizations; judges elected by Congress for renewable, 7-year terms
subordinate courts: courts of appeal; courts of first instance; justices of the peace courts
- highest court(s):
- Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (15 principal judges, including the court president, and 7 alternates; court organized into civil, criminal, constitutional, and labor chambers);
- note - the court has both judicial and constitutional jurisdiction
- judge selection and term of office:
- court president elected by his peers;
- judges elected by the National Congress from candidates proposed by the Nominating Board, a diverse 7-member group of judicial officials and other government and non-government officials nominated by each of their organizations;
- judges elected by Congress for renewable, 7-year terms
- subordinate courts:
- courts of appeal;
- courts of first instance;
- justices of the peace
highest courts: court(s): Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (15 principal judges, including the court president, and 7 alternates; court organized into civil, criminal, constitutional, and labor chambers); note - the court has both judicial and constitutional jurisdiction
judge selection and term of office: court president elected by his peers; judges elected by the National Congress from candidates proposed by the Nominating Board, a diverse 7-member group of judicial officials and other government and non-government officials nominated by each of their organizations; judges elected by Congress for renewable, 7-year terms
subordinate courts: courts of appeal; courts of first instance; justices of the peace
The same text in 2023 and 2024.
- highest court(s):
- Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (15 principal judges, including the court president, and 6 alternates; court organized into civil, criminal, constitutional, and labor chambers);
- note - the court has both judicial and constitutional jurisdiction
- judge selection and term of office:
- court president elected by his peers;
- judges elected by the National Congress from candidates proposed by the Nominating Board, a diverse 7-member group of judicial officials and other government and non-government officials nominated by each of their organizations;
- judges elected by Congress for renewable, 7-year terms
- subordinate courts:
- courts of appeal;
- courts of first instance;
- justices of the peace
highest court(s): Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (15 principal judges, including the court president, and 7 6 alternates; court organized into civil, criminal, constitutional, and labor chambers); note - the court has both judicial and constitutional jurisdiction
judge selection and term of office: court president elected by his peers; judges elected by the National Congress from candidates proposed by the Nominating Board, a diverse 7-member group of judicial officials and other government and non-government officials nominated by each of their organizations; judges elected by Congress for renewable, 7-year terms
subordinate courts: courts of appeal; courts of first instance; justices of the peace
- highest court(s):
- Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (15 principal judges, including the court president, and 6 alternates; court organized into civil, criminal, constitutional, and labor chambers)
- judge selection and term of office:
- court president elected by his peers;
- judges elected by the National Congress from candidates proposed by the Nominating Board, a diverse 7-member group of judicial officials and other government and non-government officials nominated by each of their organizations;
- judges elected by Congress for renewable, 7-year terms
- subordinate courts:
- courts of appeal;
- courts of first instance;
- justices of the peace
note: the Supreme Court has both judicial and constitutional jurisdiction
highest court(s): Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (15 principal judges, including the court president, and 6 alternates; court organized into civil, criminal, constitutional, and labor chambers); note - the court has both judicial and constitutional jurisdiction chambers)
judge selection and term of office: court president elected by his peers; judges elected by the National Congress from candidates proposed by the Nominating Board, a diverse 7-member group of judicial officials and other government and non-government officials nominated by each of their organizations; judges elected by Congress for renewable, 7-year terms
subordinate courts: courts of appeal; courts of first instance; justices of the peace
note: the Supreme Court has both judicial and constitutional jurisdiction
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Honduras: Judicial branch.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/honduras/judicial-branch.