The Supreme Court of Justice is the highest court of all judicial bodies.
Its jurisdictional organs are:
It is made up of all the judges and is the highest ranking body. Decisions are made by majority vote and in the event of a tie, the chairman's vote shall be decisive.
It is competent to hear and rule on cassation appeals filed for the first time in civil and commercial matters.
It is competent to hear and rule on cassation appeals filed for the first time in criminal matters.
It is also competent to hear and rule on appeals in criminal matters, attributed to the Supreme Court of Justice, provided they are not those heard by the latter as a privileged jurisdiction.
It is competent to hear and rule on cassation appeals filed for the first time in land, labor, contentious-administrative and contentious-tax matters.
Among the powers conferred on the president, especially those related to the powers of attorney of the jurisdictional files, the following may be highlighted: to issue summons, to send the files to the corresponding chamber, depending on the matter, and to set a hearing in the different matters when the matter is within the jurisdiction of the Plenary.