Supreme Court of Justice
Pursuant to Article 152 of the Constitution of the Republic, the Supreme Court of Justice is the highest jurisdictional body of all judicial bodies. It shall be composed of no less than sixteen judges and may meet, deliberate and rule validly with the quorum determined by the law establishing its organization. It shall be divided into chambers, in accordance with the law.
The territorial jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of Justice is national.
To be a judge of the Supreme Court of Justice is required:
- Be Dominican by birth or origin and be over thirty-five years of age;
- Be in full exercise of civil and political rights;
- Hold a degree or doctorate in law;
- To have exercised for at least twelve years the profession of lawyer, the university teaching of law or to have performed, for the same period of time, the functions of judge within the Judiciary or representative of the Public Prosecutor's Office. These periods may be accumulated.
