2024-04-06 01:50:07
The former magistrate stated that for him the only problem in the appointment of judges is the Senate, because “it is political.”
Former Supreme Court Minister Milton Juica assured that during his stay in the country’s highest court he never received anyone who wanted to lobby for the appointment of a magistrate.
In an interview with CNN, Juica said that in his opinion “the only problem” in the current process of appointing judges is the Senate “because it is political”.
Delving into the issue, the former supreme leader asserted that the current system “is disastrous, it is bad, because we have to start from the basis that everything starts from the moment a shortlist or a list is made that goes to the Ministry of Justice. That’s where the problem begins, because We do not have control of the people who ask to speak with the Minister of Justice, of those who call the Minister of Justice, we do not have control of the interested parties who go to the Ministry of Justice, we do not know anything about that“.
In particular, regarding the Senate, he said that “all the appointments have been from a candidate with such a political perception, because the judges are not politicians. They are perceived for what they fail, for what they say, for what they speak, and on that basis a quotation is made.“.
As to whether there is an appointment system that he prefers, he stated that “I would look for a system that gives full objectivity in the appointment, that is highly transparentbut I still don’t see how it can be done.”
“Removing the Senate would bring better possibilities of transparency“He then assured.
Did you receive help from Luis Hermosilla?
The former minister of the highest court He ruled out at the time that lawyer Luis Hermosilla had anything to do with his appointment.as mentioned at some point.
“I didn’t need any intervention“He assured in this regard.
“I must say that I know Luis Hermosilla because of human rights causes, because he was the Parada family’s lawyer and was among the group of all the lawyers who took a gamble at that time. I had the opportunity to live with him, as I lived with many criminal lawyers, since we had good relations because they are lawyers and they cooperate in the jurisdictional function.”
He delved into the topic of alleged help from Hermosilla for him to reach the highest court and stressed that “That could not have happened, because my appointment was in 2001 and it was under the government of Ricardo Lagos. Unless Hermosilla has had a close relationship with the president, which I doubt.“.
He then explained that “I did not need any intervention, because My appointment was due to Domingo Kokisch being appointed. It was one on one side and another on the other. In other words, when there were two vacancies, it was already decided that Congress was going to give the pass to Domingo Kokisch, with the understanding that they were also going to give it to me.“.
Milton Juica reiterated that “for me the only problem is the Senate, because it is political. As I said, my appointment had to be approved by the Senate and an agreement had to be reached for them to appoint me, to the extent that Domingo Kokisch was appointed. That’s how it happened and I didn’t even move from my seat to be named“.