NewsWhore
12-26-2011, 03:30 PM
The judges of the three higher courts elected last week will be sworn in today. Two of these are brand new. News reports say that the new Constitutional Court (13 justices) and the Supreme Electoral Court (5 justices) are being assigned a RD$250 million budget in the 2012 National Budget. Of the total, RD$150 million is allocated to the Electoral Court under presiding judge Mariano Rodriguez and RD$100 million to the Constitutional Court under presiding judge Milton Ray Guevara. These courts, which were created in the 2010 Constitution, need to get to work choosing their offices and hiring staff. The Supreme Court of Justice is now to be presided by judge Mariano German.
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