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President of the SCJ receives visit of the Cuban Ambassador to the Dominican Republic

Supreme Court of Justice presents progress with the implementation of its Anti-Judicial Delinquency Plan

The Plenary of the Supreme Court of Justice launched a work schedule to accelerate the clearance of the thousands of cases pending attention. The Plan for the Eradication of Judicial Delinquency implemented by the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) has shown significant results, with 23,143 cases having been disposed of since June ... Read More

National School of the Judiciary launches Chair of Jurisprudence dedicated to Dr. Almanzor González Canahuate

The National School of the Judiciary launched the "Almanzor Gonzalez Canahuate Chair of Jurisprudence", with the purpose of elevating the study and analysis of the outstanding jurisprudence issued by the Dominican courts, in coordination with universities and the legal community nationwide. The chair, which is the first to be held on jurisprudence, will be held in ... Read more

Magistrate Justiniano Montero says judges must always treat the parties with respect, as well as guarantee litigation under a framework of procedural fairness.

Justice Justiniano Montero, judge of the First Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice, stated that, when exercising his jurisdictional power, the judge must at all times treat the parties involved in the process with respect, thus avoiding abusive behavior contrary to ethical and moral principles. By ... Read more

Legislative Agenda Committee of the SCJ Plenary and Senate Justice Committee hold meeting

The Legislative Agenda Committee of the Plenary of the Supreme Court of Justice met with representatives of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights of the Senate of the Republic, in order to discuss legislative initiatives of interest to the Judiciary and requests for opinions presented by said committee. From ... Read more

The president of the SCJ meets with Conep directors and presents the achievements of the justice system.

The president of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) and the Judicial Council (CPJ), Luis Henry Molina Peña met Wednesday with the board of directors of the National Council of Private Enterprise (CONEP), to whom he presented the plan for the transformation of the justice system, progress and initiatives of the Dominican Judicial Branch for the ... Read More

Judicial Branch and National Statistics Office (ONE) seek to strengthen institutional statistics

The President of the Supreme Court of Justice and the Judicial Power Council, Luis Henry Molina Peña, received the visit of the technical mission delegation of the Center of Excellence for Statistical Information on Government, Public Security, Victimization and Justice (UNODC-INEGI) based in Mexico and the National Statistics Office (ONE). In ... Read more

Magistrate Herrera Carbuccia advocates respect for fundamental rights at Transparency and Public Management seminar

Magistrate Manuel Ramón Herrera Carbuccia, first substitute for president of the Supreme Court of Justice and judge of the Third Chamber participated as keynote speaker in the IV Seminar on Transparency and Public Management organized by the Dominican Alliance Against Corruption (ADOCCO). The judge, who specializes in labor law, stated that 90% of the cases of ... Read More

SCJ President highlights trajectory of outstanding female judges and calls to work for a modern justice system

The Plenary of the Supreme Court of Justice swore in 143 lawyers and 115 attorneys from different universities in the country. The Plenary of the Supreme Court of Justice swore in 258 new legal professionals, 143 lawyers and 115 attorneys, during a hearing dedicated to the trajectory of judges and ex-judges.... Read more