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12-21-2011, 11:20 AM
The National Judicial Council (CNM) board chaired by President Leonel Fernandez has announced the selection of the five judges of the Supreme Electoral Court that will have the last word on electoral matters. Electoral expert Mariano Rodriguez, who had chaired the Chamber of Disputes at the Central Electoral Board (JE), was chosen to preside the court.
The 2010 Constitution establishes that the Supreme Electoral Court has jurisdiction to judge and issue a final decision on contested elections and to settle any dispute that may arise within or among political parties, groups or movements. The Supreme Electoral Board shall regulate, according to the law, its own procedures, and all matters related to its organization and administrative and financial operations.
The CNM board met from 6:10 to 7:45pm, as reported in El Caribe. Presidency minister Cesar Pina Toribio made the announcement at the conclusion of the closed-door meeting.
The new body was created in the 2010 Constitution and replaces the Central Electoral Board (JCE) Chamber of Disputes.
In addition to Rodriguez, the other judges are John Guiliani, a former member of the JCE and the Chamber of Disputes of the JCE; Mabel Feliz Baez, president of the National Drugs Council; former National District prosecutor Jose Manuel Hernandez Peguero and former PRD deputy Marino Mendoza. Their alternates are: Ernesto Jorge Suncar for Guiliani, Rosa Perez de Garcia for Feliz Baez, Alfredo Gonzalez Perez for Hernandez Peguero and Braulio Alcantara for Mendoza.
Background on the judges:
* Mariano Rodriguez Rijo. 56 years old. Lawyer and professor. Presiding judge of the Chamber of Disputes of the Central Electoral Board. Doctor in law, graduate from the UASD, has been president of the JCE board of the National District.
* Marino Mendoza, 64. Former deputy for the PRD and alternate member of the PRD at the JCE.
* John Guiliani, 51. Judge at the JCE. Doctor in law, graduate of the UASD.
* Mabel Feliz Baez, 58. President of the National Drugs Council. Graduate of the UASD Law School.
* Juan Manuel Hernandez Peguero, 51. Prosecutor for the National District (2004-2008), graduate of the UASD law school.
The background on the alternates was not made known.
The CNM is meeting on Wednesday evening to select the members of the Constitutional Court (13 judges) and the Supreme Court of Justice (17 judges).
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The 2010 Constitution establishes that the Supreme Electoral Court has jurisdiction to judge and issue a final decision on contested elections and to settle any dispute that may arise within or among political parties, groups or movements. The Supreme Electoral Board shall regulate, according to the law, its own procedures, and all matters related to its organization and administrative and financial operations.
The CNM board met from 6:10 to 7:45pm, as reported in El Caribe. Presidency minister Cesar Pina Toribio made the announcement at the conclusion of the closed-door meeting.
The new body was created in the 2010 Constitution and replaces the Central Electoral Board (JCE) Chamber of Disputes.
In addition to Rodriguez, the other judges are John Guiliani, a former member of the JCE and the Chamber of Disputes of the JCE; Mabel Feliz Baez, president of the National Drugs Council; former National District prosecutor Jose Manuel Hernandez Peguero and former PRD deputy Marino Mendoza. Their alternates are: Ernesto Jorge Suncar for Guiliani, Rosa Perez de Garcia for Feliz Baez, Alfredo Gonzalez Perez for Hernandez Peguero and Braulio Alcantara for Mendoza.
Background on the judges:
* Mariano Rodriguez Rijo. 56 years old. Lawyer and professor. Presiding judge of the Chamber of Disputes of the Central Electoral Board. Doctor in law, graduate from the UASD, has been president of the JCE board of the National District.
* Marino Mendoza, 64. Former deputy for the PRD and alternate member of the PRD at the JCE.
* John Guiliani, 51. Judge at the JCE. Doctor in law, graduate of the UASD.
* Mabel Feliz Baez, 58. President of the National Drugs Council. Graduate of the UASD Law School.
* Juan Manuel Hernandez Peguero, 51. Prosecutor for the National District (2004-2008), graduate of the UASD law school.
The background on the alternates was not made known.
The CNM is meeting on Wednesday evening to select the members of the Constitutional Court (13 judges) and the Supreme Court of Justice (17 judges).
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#2)