The Superior Tribunal of Justice in Cantabria has its headquarters in Santander and constitutes a judiciary institution belonging to the general structure of the Judiciary, the only one in the State, adjusted to its regional competency.

It is the highest judiciary institution in the region of the autonomic community, without prejudice of the jurisdiction corresponding to the Supreme Tribunal  (article 152 of the Constitution) and the subjects demanding constitutional warranties, such competency belongs to the Constitutional Tribunal.

The president of the Superior Tribunal of Justice is the maximum representative of the Judiciary in the Autonomic Community of Cantabria and has the category of magistrate of the Supreme Tribunal during the time he performs his position.

The Superior Tribunal of Justice in Cantabria has its headquarters in the Judiciary Buildings of Las Salesas, at Avenida Pedro San Martin, in Santander.