2024-09-08 08:19:29
The three nominees for the Supreme Court spoke on Monday before the Senate’s Constitutional Committee, accompanied by Minister Luis Cordero.
The Senate Constitutional Committee approved the names of the Three Government Nominees to Join Supreme Courtamid the repercussions caused by the Audios Case.
The person in charge of presenting the Executive’s candidates to the highest court in the country was the Minister of Justice, Luis Cordero, who explained the reasons for supporting Jessica Gonzalez Troncoso, Mireya Lopez Miranda and Jorge Pizarro Astudillo.
Following the words of the Secretary of State, each candidate presented to the members of the commission a summary of their professional career, and made known his position regarding the functioning of the Supreme Court and various aspects of jurisprudence in the country, in addition to providing his vision on the crisis that is taking place in the Judiciary as a result of the revelations that arose in the Audios Case.
Who are the three government nominees for the Supreme Court?
The first candidate to speak before the commission was the Minister of the Santiago Court of Appeals, Jessica Gonzalezgraduated from the University of Concepción.
In 1988 he joined the Judiciary and during his professional career he served as substitute and then as head of the 28th Civil Court of Santiago.
She later became a reporter for the Court of Appeals of Santiago, and also served as a judge for the 12th Civil Court of Santiago and, later, as Supreme Court Rapporteur.
Next it was the turn of Mireya López, who is a lawyer graduated from the University of Valparaíso and is also a member of the Court of Appeals.
In 1995 she began as a reporter for the Court of Appeals of San Miguel and In 2000 she became a judge of the 1st Civil Court of San Miguel.
Seven years later she began her work as a rapporteur of the Supreme Court and In 2012 she took office as a minister of the Court of Appeals of Santiago..
Finally, Jorge Pizarro took the floor in front of the members of the commission, before which The lawyer graduated from the University of Chile made his career known.
He was a titular secretary at the Court of First Instance of Vicuña, between 1988 and 1990, After which he took over as secretary of the Third Court of Letters of La Serena and, in 1990, as a judge of the Third Court of Letters of Coquimbo.
From 2000 onwards, and for 13 years, he served as Judge of the Oral Criminal Court of La Serena.
Since 2013, Jorge Pizarro Astudillo He serves as a minister of the Court of Appeals of Puerto Monttin the Lakes Region.