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11-29-2006, 05:50 PM
A group of 14 law school deans will hand President Fernandez a list of proposed changes that will affect the justice system from top to bottom. Among the proposals is a move to create a body of magistrates that will oversee the entire justice system in the Dominican Republic. The new entity would be composed of 17 magistrates, headed by the chief justice of the Supreme Court (SCJ), judges of different courts, five prestigious lawyers and a representative of the Senate and another from the bar association. Another proposal is to increase the size of the court to 17 magistrates, with 12 career magistrates who would serve for 12 years or until they reach 75 years of age. The chief justice and the assistant chief justice would be elected by the National Council of Justice and serve for two-year terms. These and other changes will be handed to the President on 6 December.
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