National Council of the Magistracy (Dominican Republic)

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The National Council of the Magistracy (Spanish : Consejo Nacional de la Magistratura) is the Dominican constitutional body responsible for appointing judges of the Supreme Court, the Constitutional Court and the Superior Electoral Court of the Dominican Republic.

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The NCM is also the organ called to conduct performance evaluations of judges of the Supreme Court.

History

The NCM appears in Dominican Republic for the constitutional amendment of 1994, whose existence is recognized promotion and the late José Francisco Peña Gómez, top leader of the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) as a result of the political crisis of the time.

His skills and integration were altered in the new Dominican constitution of 2010.

Composition

The National Council of the Magistracy is chaired by the President of the Republic.

The rest of its composition is as follows:

Functions

With its current characteristics, the Council has assigned the functions belonging to the judiciary system, and the remaining quarter of the chosen legal professionals, academics or members of the Public Ministry.

The National Council of the Magistracy, and designating the judges of the Supreme Court, shall determine which of them will take the chair and appoint a first and second substitute to replace the President in case of absence or disability. The President and his deputies shall exercise these functions for a period of seven years, after which, and after performance evaluation conducted by the National Council of the Magistracy, may be elected for a new period.

In case of vacancy of a judge invested with one of the above stated qualities, the National Council of the Magistracy shall appoint a new judge with equal quality or attribute it to any of the judges of the Supreme Court.

Judges of the Supreme Court assessment

The judges of the Supreme Court shall be subject to performance evaluation at the end of seven years after his election, by the National Council of the Magistracy. In cases where the NCM decides the relevance of removing a judge from office, it should support their decision on the grounds contained in the law governing the matter.

Integration

1997 call

Members of the National Council of the Magistracy (1997)
NamePositionParty
Leonel Fernández President of the Republic PLD
Néstor Contín Aybar President of the Supreme Court-
Amadeo Julián Judge of the Supreme Court-
Amable Aristy President of the Senate PRSC
Milagros Ortiz Bosch Senator PRD
Rafael Peguero Méndez President of the Chamber PRD
César Féliz Féliz Deputy PRSC

2001 Call

Members of the National Council of the Magistracy (2001)
NamePositionParty
Hipólito Mejía President of the Republic PRD
Jorge Subero Isa President of the Supreme Court-
Víctor José Castellanos Estrella Judge of the Supreme Court-
Andrés Bautista President of the Senate PRD
José González Espinoza Senator PTD
Rafaela Alburquerque President of the Chamber PRSC
Alfredo Pacheco Deputy PRD

2011 Call

Members of the National Council of the Magistracy (2011)
NomePositionParty
Leonel Fernández President of the Republic PLD
Radhamés Jiménez Peña Attorney General of the Republic PLD
Jorge Subero Isa President of the Supreme Court PRSC
Víctor José Castellanos Estrella Judge of the Supreme Court PLD
Reinaldo Pared Pérez President of the Senate PLD
Félix Vásquez Senator PRSC
Abel Martínez Durán President of the Chamber PLD
Hugo Núñez Deputy PRD

2016 Call

Members of the National Council of the Magistracy (2016)
NamePositionParty
Danilo Medina President of the Republic PLD
Jean Alain Rodríguez [1] Attorney General of the Republic PLD
Mariano Germán Mejía President of the Supreme Court PLD
Fran Euclides Soto Sánchez Judge of the Supreme Court PLD
Reinaldo Pared Pérez President of the Senate PLD
José Ignacio Paliza [2] Senator PRM
Lucía Medina President of the Chamber PLD
Josefa Castillo [3] Deputy PRM

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