| Post: | Presidents of the Supreme Court |
| Body: | Costa Rica |
| Insignia: | Logo Poder Judicial Costa Rica.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 200px |
| Insigniacaption: | Logo of the Judiciary of Costa Rica |
| Incumbent: | Fernando Cruz Castro |
| Incumbentsince: | 1 August 2018 |
| Termlength: | 4 years |
| Inaugural: | Manuel Barberena |
| Formation: | 25 January 1825 |
List of presidents of the Supreme Court of Costa Rica.[1]
| President | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel Barberena | Elected in 1825, refused the position | ||
| José Simeón Guerrero de Arcos y Cervantes | 1826–1827 | Elected in 1825; began term in 1826 | |
| Agustín Gutiérrez y Lizaurzábal | 1829–1830 | Elected in 1829, position ended in 1830 as a new Court was elected according to constitutional reform | |
| Manuel Aguilar Chacón | Elected in 1830, declined | ||
| José Sacasa y Méndez | 1830–1831 | Elected in 1830, resigned in 1831 | |
| José Simeón Guerrero de Arcos y Cervantes | 1831–1832 | Elected in 1831, suspended in 1832 | |
| Atanasio Gutiérrez y Lizaurzábal | 1832–1833 | Elected in 1832, position ended in 1833 as a new Court was elected according to constitutional reform | |
| José Simeón Guerrero de Arcos y Cervantes | 1833–1836 | Elected in 1833, abandoned in 1836 and Court was dissolved | |
| Luz Blanco y Zamora | 1836–1839 | ||
| Pedro César y Urroz | 1839–1841 | ||
| Luz Blanco y Zamora | 1841–1842 | ||
| José Rafael de Gallegos y Alvarado | Elected in 1842, refused to take office | ||
| Nicolás Ulloa Soto | Elected in 1842, refused to take office | ||
| Manuel Mora Fernández | 1842 | Position ended after Coup d'état that year | |
| Ramón Castro y Ramírez | 1843–1844 | ||
| Santos Velázquez y Tinoco | Elected in 1845, refused to take office | ||
| Luz Blanco y Zamora | 1845–1846 | ||
| Eusebio Prieto y Ruiz | 1846–1847 | Appointed by Senate in 1846 | |
| Rafael Ramírez Hidalgo | 1847–1850 | Elected as Court Regent in 1847 | |
| Juan Mora Fernández | 1850–1854 | Regent 1850–1856 | |
| Rafael Ramírez Hidalgo | 1854–1856 | ||
| Vicente Herrera Zeledón | 1856–1860 | ||
| José María Castro Madriz | 1860–1866 | ||
| Manuel Alvarado y Barroeta | 1866–1868 | Interim | |
| José Gregorio Trejos Gutiérrez | 1868–1869 | ||
| Juan José Ulloa Solares | 1869–1870 | Regent between 1869–1873; President of the Supreme Court after 1870 when the Court was reorganized | |
| José María Castro Madriz | 1870–1873 | ||
| Vicente Sáenz Llorente | 1873–1876 | ||
| Eusebio Figueroa Oreamuno | 1876–1878 | ||
| Miguel Macaya de la Esquina | 1878–1880 | ||
| Rafael Orozco González | 1880–1886 | ||
| José Antonio Pinto Castro | 1886–1887 | Appointed by Congress 1886–1890; died in office | |
| Vicente Sáenz Llorente | 1887–1888 | Interim | |
| José Rodríguez Zeledón | 1888–1889 | Elected to end Pinto's period, resigned in 1889 | |
| Vicente Sáenz Llorente | 1889–1890 | Interim | |
| Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno | 1890–1892 | Resigned before time in 1892 due to President Rodríguez's dissolution of Congress | |
| Ramón Carranza Ramírez | 1892–1894 | Interim | |
| Manuel Vicente Jiménez Oreamuno | 1894–1898 | ||
| José Rodríguez Zeledón | 1898–1902 | ||
| Pedro María León-Páez y Brown | Refused the position | ||
| Manuel Vicente Jiménez Oreamuno | 1902–1904 | ||
| Alejandro Alvarado García | 1904–1912 | ||
| Pedro Pérez Zeledón | Refused the position | ||
| Alejandro Alvarado García | 1912–1915 | Resigned one year before ending his term | |
| Benito Serrano Jiménez | 1915–1916 | ||
| Ezequiel Gutiérrez Iglesias | 1916–1917 | ||
| Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra | 1917–1920 | ||
| Nicolás Oreamuno Ortiz | 1920–1934 | ||
| Octavio Béeche Argüello | 1934–1935 | ||
| Luis Dávila Solera | 1935–1938 | ||
| Víctor Guardia Quirós | 1938–1945 | ||
| Enrique Guier Sáenz | 1945–1948 | ||
| José María Vargas Pacheco | 1948 | May 8–11; Appointed by ruling Junta; resigned soon after | |
| Gerardo Guzmán Quirós | 1948–1949 | Appointed by ruling Junta | |
| Jorge Guardia Carazo | 1949–1955 | ||
| Fernando Baudrit Solera | 1955–1975 | Died in office | |
| Fernando Coto Albán | 1975–1983 | ||
| Ulises Odio Santos | 1983–1986 | ||
| Miguel Blanco Quirós | 1986–1990 | ||
| Edgar Cervantes Villalta | 1990–1999 | ||
| Luis Paulino Mora Mora | 1999–2013 | Died in office | |
| Zarela Villanueva Monge | 2013–2017 | First female President of the Supreme Court | |
| Carlos Chinchilla Sandí | 2017–2018 | ||
| Fernando Cruz Castro | 2018–2022 | ||
Legend:
| bgcolor=white | Served | bgcolor=LightGrey | Refused | Interim | Incumbent |