The Constitutional Court has a Secretary General, elected by the plenary and appointed by the President from among the lawyers serving the Court who had been in office a minimum of at least three years. The Secretary General’s mandate is for three years.
The Secretary General is responsible, among others, the following functions of management and administration:
- a) Assist, where provided the President with voice but no vote at meetings of the governmental plenary, playing the role of Secretary;
- b) To keep the records of gubernatorial plenary and extend the corresponding certificates;
- c) The contracting functions delegated by the President;
- d) Assist as Secretary to meetings of the Governing Board with no voting rights;
- e) The management and coordination of the services of the Court, without prejudice to the direct responsibility of those who hold the leadership of each service and unity;
- f) The top leadership and discipline of personnel working for the Court, exercising the powers not attributed to the House or the President;
- g) Propose the basis of competitions and calls for positions may be appointed for the incorporation of staff, official or working in the service of the Court;
- h) To decide on requests for authorization for the exercise of teaching or research functions, where these would not last for more than ten days;
- i) The administration of credits for expenses of the budget of the Court;
- j) Authorization of expenditure;
- k) The management of payments;
- l) The collection, classification and publication of the constitutional doctrine of the Court.