| Supreme Court of Argentina | |
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| Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación Argentina | |
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 Palace of Justice, seat of the Supreme Court | |
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| 34°36′08″S 58°23′09″W / 34.602120°S 58.385907°W | |
| Established | January 15, 1863 |
| Location | Buenos Aires |
| Coordinates | 34°36′08″S 58°23′09″W / 34.602120°S 58.385907°W |
| Composition method | Presidential nomination with Senate of Argentina confirmation (Judges) Ministers of the Supreme Court (President) |
| Authorised by | Argentine Constitution |
| Judge term length | 75 years old. At that age, the President and the Senate can keep the judges for an additional term of five years, following the same process established for the appointment. The five-year extension can be repeated indefinitely. |
| Number of positions | 5 |
| Website | csjn |
| President of the Supreme Court | |
| Currently | Horacio Rosatti |
| Since | 1 October 2021 |
| Vice President of the Supreme Court | |
| Currently | Carlos Rosenkrantz |
| Since | 1 October 2021 |
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The Supreme Court of Argentina (Spanish: Corte Suprema de Argentina), officially known as the Supreme Court of Justice of the Argentine Nation (Spanish: Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación Argentina, CSJN), is the highest court of law of the Argentine Republic. It was inaugurated on 15 January 1863. However, during much of the 20th century, the Court and the Argentine judicial system in general, lacked autonomy from the executive power. The Court was reformed in 2003 by the decree 222/03.[citation needed]
The Supreme Court functions as a last resort tribunal. Its rulings cannot be appealed. It also decides on cases dealing with the interpretation of the constitution (for example, it can overturn a law passed by Congress if deems it unconstitutional).
The members of the Supreme Court are appointed by the President with the agreement of at least two thirds of the present Senate members in a session convened for that purpose, and can only be removed by an impeachment process called juicio político ("political trial"), initiated by the Chamber of Deputies and carried out by the Senate, exclusively on grounds of improper behaviour.