Raquel Peña heads CNM meeting; SCJ judges will be evaluated on October 2

Santo Domingo. – The Vice President of the Republic, Raquel Peña, led a virtual meeting of the National Council of the Magistracy (CNM) this Friday, in which it was approved to convene for next Thursday, October 2, starting at 5:00 in the afternoon, the performance evaluation of three judges of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ). The cited magistrates are Pilar Jiménez Ortiz, Manuel Alexis Read Ortiz, and Moisés Ferrer Landrón, who have served seven years in their positions, in accordance with Article 181 of the Constitution. The interviews will be held at the National Palace and will be public.

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The legal consultant of the Executive Branch, doctor Antoliano Peralta Romero, offered the details after the meeting concluded.

Regulations and Transparency

The call is framed within the recent modification to the Regulation for the evaluation of the performance of the SCJ judges, which empowers the CNM to decide in each case whether the interviews will be public or private. However, the regulations establish that the evaluation of the president of the Supreme Court must always be public.

No objections presented

The deadline to file objections against the magistrates to be evaluated expired on September 23. According to the CNM Secretariat, no objections were registered on this occasion.

Case of Magistrate Fernández Gómez

Although he was also due for evaluation, judge Blas Rafael Fernández Gómez will not be part of the process after formally informing the CNM that he will not opt for a new term in the high court, in accordance with article 5 of Regulation no. 2-25. With this call, the National Council of the Magistracy reaffirms its commitment to transparency and the institutional strengthening of Dominican justice.