Constitutional Court of Italy

Constitutional Court
Established	1948 (in the Constitution) 1955 (effective)
Jurisdiction	Italy
Location	Rome, Italy
Composition method	Elected/appointed in equal portions by Italian Parliament, President of the Italian Republic, and highest Italian courts
Authorized by	Constitution of Italy
Judge term length	9 years (not renewable)
Number of positions	15
Website	Official website
President of the Court
Currently	Augusto Barbera
Since	12 December 2023

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The Constitutional Court of the Italian Republic (Italian: Corte costituzionale della Repubblica Italiana) is the highest court of Italy in matters of constitutional law. Sometimes, the name Consulta is used as a metonym for it, because its sessions are held in Palazzo della Consulta in Rome.