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Constitutional court declares a councilor's prior oral statement on the issue a valid ground for disqualification from the case.

Case Number TC_19980318
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Dismissed
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The Constitutional Court declared the recusal of a councilor verified due to his prior oral statement on the matter. The councilor, Tavares da Costa, had already addressed the issue verbally before formally intervening in the proceedings. Relying on Article 122(1)(c) of the Civil Procedure Code, the court ruled this prior pronouncement constituted a statutory ground for impediment under Article 29(3) of its Organic Law.

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Article 122(1)(c) of the Civil Procedure Code; Article 29(3) of the Organic Law of the Constitutional Court: A prior oral pronouncement by a councilor on the subject matter of a case constitutes a valid ground for their disqualification from intervening in the judgment.

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councilor disqualification prior oral statement impediment ground Civil Procedure Code Constitutional Court rules

Cited Legislation

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Article 122(1)(c) of the Civil Procedure Code
Article 29(3) of the Organic Law of the Constitutional Court
artigo 122º do Código de Processo Civil
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Acórdão 318/98

ACÓRDÃO Nº 318/98

Proc. nº 783/97

Cons. Messias Bento

Acordam na 3ª Secção do Tribunal Constitucional:

Recorrente: C..., SA

Recorrido: Estado Português

Nestes autos, considerando que a razão invocada pelo Conselheiro Tavares da Costa no seu visto - a saber: o ter-se pronunciado já, oralmente, sobre a questão - constitui, como decorre da alínea c) do nº 1 do artigo 122º do Código de Processo Civil, motivo de impedimento para intervir no julgamento do presente recurso, o Tribunal, ao abrigo do disposto no artigo 29º, nº 3, da sua lei orgânica, decide declarar verificado tal impedimento.

Lisboa, 5 de Maio de 1998

Messias Bento

José de Sousa e Brito

Maria dos Prazeres Beleza

Luis Nunes de Almeida