Their service may be terminated during their term of office only in the event of a duly determined permanent physical or mental incapacity. The Supreme Court does not try cases on their merits. Nevertheless, in all cases other than those submitted to a jury, when a case between the same parties is tried upon second appeal, even with an incidental plea of defense, the Supreme Court, accepting the appeal, shall not remand the case to a lower court but shall rule on the merits, sitting as a full court. However, in the case of appeals from temporary restraining orders of magistrates, grants of appeal pronounced in connection with such orders or from final sentences of the Peace Courts or decisions of special courts, the Supreme Court, admitting the appeal, shall pronounce a decision without remanding the case. The duties of a judge are incompatible with any other salaried duties, except for education.
Court proceedings are public.
However, they may take place in closed session in the interest of public order and good morals, at the decision of the Court. Sentences may not be delivered in closed session in cases of political offenses or offenses involving the press. All orders or judgments shall state the grounds for the decision and shall be handed down in a public hearing. Orders or judgments are delivered and executed in the name of the Republic. They shall include writs of execution to officers of the Public Prosecutor's Office and agencies of the police and armed forces.