In 2009 it was chosen along with the Water Tribunal of the plain of Valencia as an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO.
[1] The judgments of the Council of Wise Men are oral, being usual that a scribe records the statements.
The Council of Wise Men comprise five fulls members and five attorneys.
Its aim is to rule on and resolve issues and demands for certain offenses in the ordinances of the plains.
The Council holds its hearings in public every Thursday in the salon of the city hall of Murcia, from nine until noon.