Integración
President
As primus inter pares, the President exercises the leadership and representation of the Constitutional Court. The President is elected by the Plenary of the Court and must obtain a simple majority of votes. The term of office is two years, and the President is responsible for ensuring the proper jurisdictional and administrative functioning of the Court.
Presidenta
María Pía Silva G.
María Pía Silva Gallinato (19 de septiembre de 1961) fue designada Ministra del Tribunal Constitucional, el 25 de junio de 2018, por la Excma. Corte Suprema. Asumió su cargo el 3 de julio de 2018, por un período de nueve años, hasta 2027.
Plenary
Plenary
The Constitutional Court consists of ten justices, who are appointed in accordance with Article 92 of the Political Constitution of the Republic (CPR). In order to sit, the Plenary requires a quorum of at least eight members.
In addition to sitting as the Plenary, the ten justices also sit in two Chambers. Each Chamber has five justices, and the minimum quorum required to sit is four members.
Primera Sala
Ministra (Presidenta Sala)
Daniela Marzi Muñoz
Ministra
Nancy Yáñez Fuenzalida
Ministro
Miguel Ángel Fernández González
Ministro
Héctor Mery Romero
Ministra
Alejandra Precht Rorris
Segunda Sala
Ministra (Presidenta Sala)
María Pía Silva Gallinato
Ministro
Raúl Mera Muñoz
Ministra
Catalina Lagos Tschorne
Ministra
Marcela Peredo Rojas
Ministro
Mario René Gómez Montoya
Alternate justices replace the sitting justices and participate in the Plenary or in either of the two Chambers when the quorum required to hold a session is not reached. They are appointed by the President of the Republic, with the agreement of the Senate, on the basis of a list of seven candidates proposed by the Constitutional Court following a public competitive selection process based on qualifications and background.