The National Council of the Magistracy () 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.
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:https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Dominican_Republic_2010 The President of the Senate of the Republic, One senator chosen by the Senate belonging to a different party or bloc of parties to the President of the Senate and holding the majority representation of the second; The President of the Chamber of Deputies. 1 of deputy chosen by the Chamber of Deputies belonging to a different party or bloc of parties to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and holding the majority representation of the second; The President of the Supreme Court, 1 judge of the Supreme Court, and The Attorney General of the Republic.
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)NamePositionPartyLeonel FernándezPresident of the RepublicPLDNéstor Contín AybarPresident of the Supreme Court -Amadeo JuliánJudge of the Supreme Court -Amable AristyPresident of the SenatePRSCMilagros Ortiz BoschSenatorPRDRafael Peguero MéndezPresident of the ChamberPRDCésar Féliz FélizDeputyPRSC
2001 Call Members of the National Council of the Magistracy (2001)NamePositionPartyHipólito MejíaPresident of the RepublicPRDJorge Subero IsaPresident of the Supreme Court -Víctor José Castellanos EstrellaJudge of the Supreme Court -Andrés BautistaPresident of the SenatePRDJosé González EspinozaSenatorPTDRafaela AlburquerquePresident of the ChamberPRSCAlfredo PachecoDeputyPRD
2011 Call Members of the National Council of the Magistracy (2011)NomePositionPartyLeonel FernándezPresident of the RepublicPLDRadhamés Jiménez PeñaAttorney General of the RepublicPLDJorge Subero IsaPresident of the Supreme CourtPRSCVíctor José Castellanos EstrellaJudge of the Supreme CourtPLDReinaldo Pared PérezPresident of the SenatePLDFélix VásquezSenatorPRSCAbel Martínez DuránPresident of the ChamberPLDHugo NúñezDeputyPRD
2016 Call Members of the National Council of the Magistracy (2016)NamePositionPartyDanilo MedinaPresident of the RepublicPLDJean Alain Rodríguez¿Quién es Jean Alain Rodríguez, nuevo procurador general de la República?, Hoy Digital, 16 August 2016.Attorney General of the RepublicPLDMariano Germán MejíaPresident of the Supreme CourtPLDFran Euclides Soto SánchezJudge of the Supreme CourtPLDReinaldo Pared PérezPresident of the SenatePLDJosé Ignacio PalizaSenatorPRMLucía MedinaPresident of the ChamberPLDJosefa CastilloDeputyPRM
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