List of presidents of the Supreme Court of Costa Rica information
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Presidents of the Supreme Court of Costa Rica
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Incumbent Fernando Cruz Castro since 1 August 2018
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Manuel Barberena
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List of presidents of the Supreme Court of Costa Rica.[1]
President
Term
Notes
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
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