Constitutional Court of Chile
| Constitutional Court of Chile | |
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| Tribunal Constitucional de Chile | |
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| Established | January 23, 1970 (original); reinstated 1981 |
| Dissolved | November 10, 1973 (original tribunal) |
| Jurisdiction |  Chile |
| Location | Huérfanos 1234, Santiago |
| Authorised by | Constitution of Chile |
| Judge term length | 9 years, nonrenewable |
| Number of positions | 10 titular members, 2 substitutes |
| Website | www |
| President | |
| Currently | María Pía Silva Gallinato |
| Since | July 2026 |
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The Constitutional Court of Chile (Spanish: Tribunal Constitucional de Chile, abbreviated TC) is Chile's constitutional tribunal. It is an autonomous body that is not part of the judicial branch and is functionally independent of the National Congress, the President of the Republic, and the ordinary courts. Its principal task is to review the constitutionality of laws, decrees, and other government actions, and it also rules on matters such as the removal of members of Congress, the banning of political organizations that seriously violate the constitutional order, and disputes over the calling of plebiscites.
The Court was first established in 1970 as an amendment to the 1925 Constitution; it was dissolved after the 1973 coup d'état and was reinstated, with a substantially different design, under the 1980 Constitution. Since a 2005 constitutional reform, it has been composed of ten ministers appointed for staggered nine-year terms by the President of the Republic, the Supreme Court, the Senate, and the Chamber of Deputies. The Court is headquartered in the former Caja de Crédito Hipotecario building at 1234 Huérfanos Street in downtown Santiago.