List of presidents of the Supreme Court of Costa Rica
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| Presidents of the Supreme Court of Costa Rica | |
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| Term length | 4 years |
| Inaugural holder | Manuel Barberena |
| Formation | 25 January 1825 |
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List of presidents of the Supreme Court of Costa Rica.[1]
| President | Term | Notes |
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| Manuel Barberena | Elected in 1825, refused the position | |
| José Simeón Guerrero de Arcos y Cervantes | 1826–1827 | Elected in 1825; began term in 1826 |
| Agustín Gutiérrez y Lizaurzábal | 1829–1830 | Elected in 1829, position ended in 1830 as a new Court was elected according to constitutional reform |
| Manuel Aguilar Chacón | Elected in 1830, declined | |
| José Sacasa y Méndez | 1830–1831 | Elected in 1830, resigned in 1831 |
| José Simeón Guerrero de Arcos y Cervantes | 1831–1832 | Elected in 1831, suspended in 1832 |
| Atanasio Gutiérrez y Lizaurzábal | 1832–1833 | Elected in 1832, position ended in 1833 as a new Court was elected according to constitutional reform |
| José Simeón Guerrero de Arcos y Cervantes | 1833–1836 | Elected in 1833, abandoned in 1836 and Court was dissolved |
| Luz Blanco y Zamora | 1836–1839 | |
| Pedro César y Urroz | 1839–1841 | |
| Luz Blanco y Zamora | 1841–1842 | |
| José Rafael de Gallegos y Alvarado | Elected in 1842, refused to take office | |
| Nicolás Ulloa Soto | Elected in 1842, refused to take office | |
| Manuel Mora Fernández | 1842 | Position ended after Coup d'état that year |
| Ramón Castro y Ramírez | 1843–1844 | |
| Santos Velázquez y Tinoco | Elected in 1845, refused to take office | |
| Luz Blanco y Zamora | 1845–1846 | |
| Eusebio Prieto y Ruiz | 1846–1847 | Appointed by Senate in 1846 |
| Rafael Ramírez Hidalgo | 1847–1850 | Elected as Court Regent in 1847 |
| Juan Mora Fernández | 1850–1854 | Regent 1850–1856 |
| Rafael Ramírez Hidalgo | 1854–1856 | |
| Vicente Herrera Zeledón | 1856–1860 | |
| José María Castro Madriz | 1860–1866 | |
| Manuel Alvarado y Barroeta | 1866–1868 | Interim |
| José Gregorio Trejos Gutiérrez | 1868–1869 | |
| Juan José Ulloa Solares | 1869–1870 | Regent between 1869–1873; President of the Supreme Court after 1870 when the Court was reorganized |
| José María Castro Madriz | 1870–1873 | |
| Vicente Sáenz Llorente | 1873–1876 | |
| Eusebio Figueroa Oreamuno | 1876–1878 | |
| Miguel Macaya de la Esquina | 1878–1880 | |
| Rafael Orozco González | 1880–1886 | |
| José Antonio Pinto Castro | 1886–1887 | Appointed by Congress 1886–1890; died in office |
| Vicente Sáenz Llorente | 1887–1888 | Interim |
| José Rodríguez Zeledón | 1888–1889 | Elected to end Pinto's period, resigned in 1889 |
| Vicente Sáenz Llorente | 1889–1890 | Interim |
| Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno | 1890–1892 | Resigned before time in 1892 due to President Rodríguez's dissolution of Congress |
| Ramón Carranza Ramírez | 1892–1894 | Interim |
| Manuel Vicente Jiménez Oreamuno | 1894–1898 | |
| José Rodríguez Zeledón | 1898–1902 | |
| Pedro María León-Páez y Brown | Refused the position | |
| Manuel Vicente Jiménez Oreamuno | 1902–1904 | |
| Alejandro Alvarado García | 1904–1912 | |
| Pedro Pérez Zeledón | Refused the position | |
| Alejandro Alvarado García | 1912–1915 | Resigned one year before ending his term |
| Benito Serrano Jiménez | 1915–1916 | |
| Ezequiel Gutiérrez Iglesias | 1916–1917 | |
| Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra | 1917–1920 | |
| Nicolás Oreamuno Ortiz | 1920–1934 | |
| Octavio Béeche Argüello | 1934–1935 | |
| Luis Dávila Solera | 1935–1938 | |
| Víctor Guardia Quirós | 1938–1945 | |
| Enrique Guier Sáenz | 1945–1948 | |
| José María Vargas Pacheco | 1948 | May 8–11; Appointed by ruling Junta; resigned soon after |
| Gerardo Guzmán Quirós | 1948–1949 | Appointed by ruling Junta |
| Jorge Guardia Carazo | 1949–1955 | |
| Fernando Baudrit Solera | 1955–1975 | Died in office |
| Fernando Coto Albán | 1975–1983 | |
| Ulises Odio Santos | 1983–1986 | |
| Miguel Blanco Quirós | 1986–1990 | |
| Edgar Cervantes Villalta | 1990–1999 | |
| Luis Paulino Mora Mora | 1999–2013 | Died in office |
| Zarela Villanueva Monge | 2013–2017 | First female President of the Supreme Court |
| Carlos Chinchilla Sandí | 2017–2018 | |
| Fernando Cruz Castro | 2018–2022 |
Legend:
| Served | Refused | Interim | Incumbent |
References
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- ^ "Historia de la Corte Suprema de Justicia de Costa Rica" (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 November 2016.
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