The supreme court or supreme court, represents the highest body of justice of a country or region, therefore it would be talking about the court of last instance, the decisions that are taken there cannot be challenged. There is no body greater than him within the judicial sphere.
Its main function is to interpret the constitution and supervise the constitutionality of laws and judicial decisions.
Other of its functions are: to judge the president and senior officials. Act as a court of cassation. Investigate and judge the members of the congress or parliament. Also it has the power to prosecute for the offenses attributed to him, on charges of the Attorney General of the State, ministers of the office, to the Defender of the People, to the Attorney General, to the General Comptroller of the Republic, the Governors, among others.
The procedure for appointing who will be the judges who will make up the Supreme Court is in the hands of the President of the Republic.
The requirements to be a judge of the Supreme Court of Justice may vary by country. For example, in Argentina you need to be a lawyer, with at least 8 years eight years of professional practice. Comply with the requirements requested to be a national senator.
In Venezuela, to be a magistrate you need to be Venezuelan by birth and not have another nationality. Be a person of recognized Honorability. Be a lawyer with a good reputation, have a university degree in legal matters, have more than 15 years of professional practice, and the same number of years as a university professor with a respectable performance in their duties. Others dictated by law.
The Supreme Court seeks to ensure that all citizens have a high level of justice, so it must be made up of people with the aforementioned characteristics, so that its decisions demonstrate justice and serve as a reference model for later similar circumstances.
The Supreme Court is part of the Judiciary, one of the three powers that make up the State. Therefore, it has autonomy in terms of the formulation of sentences.
