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08-06-2009, 07:00 PM
The 16 judges of the Supreme Court of Justice will continue to be responsible for ensuring the abiding of the Constitution. The Constitutional Revisory Assembly yesterday rejected President Leonel Fernandez's proposal to create a Chamber of Constitutional Guarantees. The Assembly accepted as part of the justification by the commission that studied the proposal, the fact that over the past 12 years the Supreme Court has only heard 504 cases, not enough to justify creating a new department.
The Assembly also approved that "the judges that make up the Judicial Branch are independent, impartial, immovable, and responsible and are committed to the Constitution and the laws. They cannot be removed, separated, suspended, transferred or retired, except for some of the causes established and with the guarantees foreseen by the law."
They also approved that "the obligatory retirement age for the justices of the Supreme Court of Justice will be 75 years" and for other judges, officials and employees of the judicial order "retirement will be administered according to the law that governs the matter."
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The Assembly also approved that "the judges that make up the Judicial Branch are independent, impartial, immovable, and responsible and are committed to the Constitution and the laws. They cannot be removed, separated, suspended, transferred or retired, except for some of the causes established and with the guarantees foreseen by the law."
They also approved that "the obligatory retirement age for the justices of the Supreme Court of Justice will be 75 years" and for other judges, officials and employees of the judicial order "retirement will be administered according to the law that governs the matter."
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