 A case that raises a question of law of wider importance also requires a panel of eleven () if the verdict is going to overturn a large body of existing Supreme Court case law () or a verdict handed down by another panel of eleven.The court only rarely meets in plenum; a plenary session is mainly required to authorize the yearly activity report.The earliest recognizable precursor of the modern Supreme Court of Justice was the Supreme Judicial Office () established under Maria Theresa in 1749.