Chile Supreme Court happens to be the highest court in Chile. It functions as the administrator to the lower courts of Chile. Various cases are carried out in this court to give its respective verdict although the Chilean laws cannot be altered here.
In the Chilean judiciary system, the Supreme Court does not have the power to cease or invalidate laws. It only acts as a body to pass sentence for the cases that come up to the judgment call. The trials are carried out in chambers called 'salas' comprising at least five judges and the case is presided by the senior most member. The Supreme Court members are ordained by the President of Chile. There are five choices, prepared by the present members of the court and the choices have to be made from a set of given preferences. Two preferences should go to the senior judges of the appellate courts and the rest three need not compulsorily be judicial practitioners. The president's choice is then sanctioned by the Senate.
The eligibility of a Supreme Court justice is the age bar of at least 36 years. The Chilean law is too rigid to remove the Chilean Supreme Court justice once he is appointed. The usual retirement age is 75. The Supreme Court comprises of seventeen members addressed as ministros. Among them, one member serves three-year tenure as President of the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court of Chile is the most authentic and the highest abode of the judiciary.
