| 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 |
|
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