Supreme Court of the Dominican Republic

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Supreme Court of the Dominican Republic
18°26′53″N 69°55′30″W / 18.448°N 69.925°W / 18.448; -69.925
Established	November 6, 1844; 179 years ago (1844-11-06)
Jurisdiction	Dominican Republic
Location	Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic
Coordinates	18°26′53″N 69°55′30″W / 18.448°N 69.925°W / 18.448; -69.925
Composition method	Elected by the National Council of Magistracy
Authorized by	Constitution of the Dominican Republic
Judge term length	9 years
Number of positions	16
Website	poderjudicial.gob.do
Chief Justice of the Dominican Republic
Currently	Mariano Germán Mejía
Since	December 22, 2011

The Supreme Court of the Dominican Republic (known by its acronym, SCJ) is the highest court existing in the Republic and is, therefore, the head of the judiciary in the country.

The Supreme Court is the final court empowered to administer justice, i.e. that its judgments can not be appealed, although they may eventually be reviewed by the same court through the use of re consideration.

It is in the highest place in the Dominican Judicial organization over the Courts of Appeal, Courts of First Instance, Peace Courts and special courts and corresponds super general administrative supervision over all courts of the Republic, except the Superior Electoral Court, and the Constitutional Court. It is headquartered in Santo Domingo, capital of the Republic, in the Palace of the Supreme Court in the center of the heroes, adjacent to the National Congress.