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[Judicial Institution] Regional Labor Courts ( Tribunal Regional do Trabalho – TRT) and Labor Judges [Composition] The position of labor judge depends on being selected by public examination ( concurso público ). It is necessary to have at least three years of legal practice. [58] The Regional Labor Courts are composed by at least seven judges, usually from the region of the court, appointed by the President, and with at least 30 years and not more than 65. One-fifth of the court must be of lawyers or members of the Labor Public Prosecution with at least ten years of practice. The other members are judges from lower labor courts based on seniority or merit, alternatively. [59] [Jurisdiction] 
Article 114The TRT are appellate courts of decisions of labor judges. The substantive jurisdiction is thus related to the jurisdiction of labor judges. The jurisdiction of labor justice is over causes related to labor relationship; over causes regarding the right to strike; over causes regarding trade-union representation; writ of mandamus, habeas corpus and habeas data when the problem regards matters under the jurisdiction of labor justice; conflict of jurisdiction among labor courts; over injuries – patrimonial or moral – caused by accident at work; over causes in which the employer was sanctioned by the public labor supervision authorities; and enforcement of welfare contributions.
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