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The Supreme Court of Bolivia (Spanish: Corte Suprema de Justicia de Bolivia) was the Bolivia's highest court from 1825 to 2012. It was located in Sucre, 410 kilometres to the south-east of La Paz, Bolivia's capital. The Court was created by the Supreme Decree (Decreto Supremo) of April 27, 1825, which transformed the Royal Audience of Charcas (Audiencia y Cancillería Real de La Plata de los Charcas) of imperial Spain into the Supreme Court of the newly independent country. The Supreme Court of Bolivia was officially inaugurated on July 16, 1827.
Composition
The Supreme Court of Bolivia was composed of 12 ministers (judges) who served 10-year terms after election by the National Congress.
In 1827, Manuel María Urcullo became the first President of the Supreme Court of Bolivia. He was joined by Ministers (Judges) Mariano Guzmán, Juan de la Cruz Monje y Ortega, and Casimiro Olañeta. The following individuals were among the 56 ministers that served as the court's president:
José María Serrano
Casimiro Olañeta
José María Dalence
Manuel Sánchez de Velasco
Pantaleón Dalence
Belisario Boeto
Luis Paz
Ángel Sandóval
Mario C. Araoz
José Torrico Sierra
Manuel Durán Padilla
Raúl Romero Linares
Remberto Prado Montaño
Édgar Oblitas Fernández
Óscar Hassenteufel Salazar
Eduardo Rodríguez Veltzé
Héctor Sandóval Parada
Abolition
The court was superseded in January 2012 by the Supreme Court of Justice under the 2009 constitution.
See also
Supreme Court of Justice (Bolivia)