High Court of Justice of Galicia

High Court of Justice of Galicia
Tribunal Superior de Xustiza de Galicia
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43°21′53″N 8°24′26″W / 43.364630°N 8.407229°W / 43.364630; -8.407229
Established1989
JurisdictionGalicia
LocationPazo de Xustiza, A Coruña
Coordinates43°21′53″N 8°24′26″W / 43.364630°N 8.407229°W / 43.364630; -8.407229
Composition methodPartisan election
Authorised byLei Orgánica do Poder Xudicial, 1989
Appeals toSpanish Supreme Court
Websitewww.xunta.es
President of the High Court of Justice of Galicia
CurrentlyMiguel Cadenas
Since23 December 2008

The High Court of Justice of Galicia (Galician: Tribunal Superior de Xustiza de Galicia, TSXG) is the highest body and last judicial instance in the Galician jurisdiction, integrating the Spanish judiciary. Together with the Parliament of Galicia (legislative branch) and the Galician Government (executive branch), the TSXG is one of the three main institutions representing Galicia's self-government, as established and regulated by the Galician Statute of Autonomy of 1981.

The TSXG regulates the functions of the judges and looks over the different provincial courts. The TSXG is the final appellate court in Galician territory, notwithstanding the right of a citizen to appeal to the Spanish Supreme Court and/or the European Court of Justice.

The TSXG was created on 23 March 1989 with the Organic Law of Judicial Authority (Galician: Lei Orgánica do Poder Xudicial), as part of the process of devolution to Galicia from the Spanish government, started in 1979. Its headquarters are located at the Pazo do Xustiza, A Coruña.