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The current president of the Supreme Court of Justice is Oscar Cruz Oliva, who was voted in by the Congress of the Republic of Guatemala. [1] [2] The Supreme Court of Justice was established by the Constitution of Guatemala (articles 203-222) and also operates under the legal framework set out in the Law of the Judicial Branch, Decree Number 2 ...
The Constitutional Court (Corte de Constitucionalidad) is Guatemala's constitutional court and only interprets the law in matters that affect the country's constitution. It is composed of five judges, elected for concurrent five-year terms each with a supplement, each serving one year as president of the Court: one is elected by Congress, one elected by the Supreme Court of Justice, one is ...
She started her career as a bailiff in 1976 and later became judge. She was head of a civil court in 2000 for 9 years and later president of a civil appeals court. She was reportedly backed by the private sector and official apparatus at the time of president of the republic Otto Pérez [6] when she was first elected magistrate of the Supreme Court (CSJ) by the Guatemalan Congress for the ...
The Constitutional Court of Guatemala is the highest court for constitutional law in the Republic of Guatemala. It is tasked with preserving the constitutional order by ruling on questions of the constitutionality of laws or state actions. The Court is normally composed of five titular or primary magistrates who serve five year terms.
She started her career in 1981 as a janitor in a Family Court in Quetzaltenango. [2] [3] [4] In 1999 she was appointed judge in a court of appeals. [2] In 2009 she became a magistrate in the Supreme Court. She served as the president of the Supreme Court from 2011-2012. In 2014 she replaced Claudia Paz y Paz as Guatemala’s attorney general ...
Pages in category "Justices of the Supreme Court of Justice of Guatemala" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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A New York grand jury had indicted Portillo Cabrera in 2009 for embezzlement; following his acquittal on those charges in Guatemala that country's Supreme Court authorized his extradition to the US. [140] [141] The Guatemalan judiciary is deeply corrupt and the selection committee for new nominations has been captured by criminal elements. [138]