To harmonize rulings by setting uniform jurisprudence;
To hear appeals in matters of law;
To try crimes committed by the members of the Supreme Court, of the Courts of Appeal or Public Prosecutors.
History
The Supreme Court of Justice was created by the Constitution of 1822 and installed eleven years after,[2] in the scope of the separation of the judicial power from the others, dictated by the establishment of the Portuguese Constitutional Monarchy.
The STJ replaced the ancient higher courts of the kingdom, namely the Board of Conscience and Orders (Mesa da Consciência e Ordens) created in 1532, the Desembargo of the Palace (Desembargo do Paço) regulated in 1533 and the Council of State (Conselho de Estado) regulated in 1562. The judges of the STJ inherited the title of "counselors" until then worn by the members of the Board of Conscience and Orders and of the Council of State.
^"Declaração n.º 48/2021"(PDF). Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda, S.A. - Diário da República n.º 101/2021, Série I, de 25 de maio. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
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