Corte de Apelaciones de Valparaíso, Court of Appeals in Valparaíso, Chile.

The Court of Appeals of Valparaíso sits in the Palacio de los Tribunales, a 1939 building facing the small Plaza de la Justicia at the foot of Cerro Alegre, near the Edificio Armada de Chile and Plaza Sotomayor. Under Article 56 of the Código Orgánico de Tribunales it is made up of sixteen ministers, plus three judicial prosecutors, eleven relatores and one court secretary. A statue of the goddess Themis stands outside.

Founded on April 1, 1892 under President Jorge Montt Álvarez, the court emerged from Chile's efforts to strengthen its judicial system in the late 1800s. The current palace building became its home in 1939, becoming a defining landmark in the city's justice quarter.

The statue outside the Palacio de los Tribunales depicts Themis, the Greek goddess of divine order, though visitors commonly mistake her for Justice; local myths and legends have grown around the figure. The building faces the small Plaza de la Justicia at the foot of Cerro Alegre, near the Edificio Armada de Chile and Plaza Sotomayor.

The court sits on Plaza de la Justicia at the foot of Cerro Alegre, a short walk from Plaza Sotomayor and the Edificio Armada de Chile. The building is a working court, so access is limited to public areas; the Themis statue outside can be seen from the square at any time.

The court has sixteen ministers, three judicial prosecutors, eleven relatores and one judicial secretary under the Código Orgánico de Tribunales. If all its members are impeded, it substitutes reciprocally with the Court of Appeals of La Serena. Outside stands a statue of the goddess Themis, often mistaken for Justice, around which myths and legends have grown.