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President of the SCJ values democratic perspective of the Justice System

President of the SCJ values democratic perspective of the Justice System

The plenary of the Supreme Court of Justice dedicated the solemn act of the XXV swearing in of lawyers to the trajectory of Dr. Almanzor González Canahuate, for his great contributions to the law in the country. The President of the Supreme Court of Justice and of the Judicial Power Council, Magistrate Luis Henry Molina Peña, stated that "the Law is the limit of the ... Read more

CPJ presents National Award of the XV Monographic Work Contest and recognizes judge winner of the International Judicial Merit Award

Judge Ramón Horacio González Pérez, who was the international winner of the VIII Edition of the Ibero-American Judicial Merit Award, was recognized for his trajectory and performance in the administration of justice, as well as his excellent accreditation of the requirements established by the Ibero-American Code of Judicial Ethics. In addition, the judge of the First ... Read more

SCJ Plenary Committee meets with Senate President to discuss proposed law on use of digital media

A commission of the Plenary of the Supreme Court of Justice met with the President of the Senate, Eduardo Estrella, in order to discuss inter-institutional cooperation plans in relation to the prioritized legislative agenda being carried out by both branches of government. The Legislative Agenda Commission that met in the Senate was headed by Justice Luis Henry Molina Peña, President of the Supreme Court of Justice, and the ... Read More

La Vega Judicial Department moves towards a more prompt and effective justice system

The Judicial Department of La Vega presented an overall average of 104.13% of responses to requests registered in the first semester of the current year, in the service offered by the courts to the users of that judicial department. The report details 96.82% solutions from the courts in the month of January; February 97.47%; March 97.47%; March ... Read More

Dominican Judicial Branch participates in the XX Edition of the Ibero-American Judicial Summit

Former Dominican magistrate Ramón Horacio González Pérez was recognized at the Plenary Assembly for his independent, immaculate, honest and responsible exercise of his judicial functions The President of the Supreme Court of Justice and of the Judicial Council, Magistrate Luis Henry Molina Peña, headed the Dominican commission that participated in the Plenary Assembly of the XX Plenary Assembly of the XX ... Read More

SCJ Plenary deposits Proposal for the "Law on the Use of Digital Media in the Judicial Branch" in the Chamber of Deputies

SCJ Plenary deposits Proposal for the "Law on the Use of Digital Media in the Judicial Branch" in the Chamber of Deputies

The Plenary of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ), in exercise of the powers contained in Article 96.3 of the Constitution, deposited this afternoon in the Office of the President of the Chamber of Deputies, Alfredo Pacheco, the Proposed Law on the Use of Digital Media in the Judiciary, whose initiative aims to establish the principles and guidelines for the use of digital media in the Judicial Branch... Read more

SCJ Judge highlights empowerment of women in the Judicial Branch

Judge Vanessa Acosta Peralta, member of the civil chamber of this high court and deputy coordinator of the Commission for Gender Equality of the Judiciary understands that in this matter there are great advances, among them that in order to enter the judicial career it is necessary to pass a contest regardless of whether you are a man or a woman. The judge of ... Read more

Judicial Branch Council publishes Judicial Scale and vacant positions for judges (zas)

Judicial Branch Council publishes Judicial Scale and vacant positions for judges (zas)

For the first time in history, the Judicial Power Council of the Dominican Republic published in its web portal the Judicial Ranking, as established in Article 14 of Resolution 001-2021, which establishes the Regulation that organizes the Judicial Ranking System and the System for the Provision of Judicial Positions. Likewise, it publishes the list of vacant positions and ... Read More

Dominican Judicial Branch participated in the National Center for State Courts 2021 Conference

Dominican Judicial Branch participated in the Court Technology Conference 2021

The main objective of the meeting, which took place in Ohio, was to discuss the use of technology as a fundamental tool in judicial operations to continuously improve processes, access to justice, equity and inclusion. A commission of the Judicial Branch participated as a guest at the Court Technology Conference (CTC) 2021, in which ... Read More