CSTAF
Published 4 November 2026, 18:37
CSTAF — Conselho Superior dos Tribunais Administrativos e Fiscais (High Council of the Administrative and Tax Courts)
The body that manages the judges of the administrative and tax courts: it appoints and transfers them, inspects their work and allocates the workload. It does not hear cases itself or interfere in courts' decisions, but it can speed up a stalled case at a party's request.
Where you come across it. A case in an administrative court has been stuck for longer than is reasonable, and you are looking for somewhere to complain.
The CSTAF will not overturn a judge's decision or rule on the merits of a dispute; decisions are appealed to a higher court. You go to the council about how the court works: delays, the make-up of the bench, discipline.
Official website: cstaf.pt