[1] The court consists of twenty three judges, elected by the same institution in list conformed by the Superior Council of the Judiciary for individual terms of eight years.

Later, when these States established the Provincias Unidas de la Nueva Granada (United Provinces of New Granada), on 23 September 1814, the Alto Tribunal de Justicia (High Tribunal of Justice) was established.

As per the provisions of its Constitution of 29 February 1832, the Corte Suprema de Justicia (Supreme Court of Justice) was established.

Finally, after the establishment of the República de Colombia (Republic of Colombia) and on adoption of its Constitution of 4 August 1886, the body was renamed as the present, the Corte Suprema de Justicia (Supreme Court of Justice) on 3 September 1886.

Hours later, after a military raid, the incident left all the rebels and 11 of the 25 Supreme Court Justices dead.