President of the Constitutional Court (Spain)


The President of the Constitutional Court of Spain is the head of the Constitutional Court, the highest body with the power to determine the constitutionality of acts of the Spanish Government and regional governments. It is defined in :wikisource:Spanish Constitution of 1978/Part IX|Part IX of the Constitution of Spain, and further governed by Organic Laws 2/1979, 8/1984, 4/1985, 6/1988, 7/1999 and 1/2000. The court is the "supreme interpreter" of the Constitution, but since the court is not a part of the Spanish Judiciary, the Supreme Court is the highest court for all judicial matters.

Functions

The President of the Constitutional Court, in accordance with the Constitutional Court Act of 1979:
The Plenary Court elects from its members, by secret ballot, its President for a period of three years and proposes its appointment to the King. For its election is required to reach in the first ballot the absolute majority; if this majority is not reached, it will be elected in the second ballot that obtains the greatest number of votes; In the event of a tie, a final vote shall be taken and if it is repeated, the oldest at work candidate shall be proposed for the office of President and, in the case of equal seniority, the oldest candidate bye age. If the three-year term for which he was appointed did not coincide with the renewal of the Constitutional Court, that term of office shall be extended to end at the time the renewal occurs and the new judges take office.

Oath

The President and other Judges of the Constitutional Court shall, upon assuming office before the King, give the following oath or promise: