The largest of Chile's seventeen appellate courts. Beyond ordinary appeals it is the court of first instance for the recurso de protección and the recurso de amparo, which makes it the entry point for most fundamental-rights litigation in the capital.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- appellate
- Court type
- Court of appeal
- Jurisdiction
- Santiago jurisdiction
- Seat
- Santiago
- Established
- 1849
- Composition
- Thirty-four judges sitting in chambers of three.
- Appointment
- Appointed by the President from a shortlist prepared by the Supreme Court.
- Languages
- Spanish
Where an appeal goes next
Cassation or appeal to the Supreme Court.
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