Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Bolivia

The Supreme Court of Justice (Spanish: Tribunal Supremo de Justicia) is the highest court of ordinary jurisdiction in Bolivia, based in Sucre. Its powers are set out in Articles 181–185 of the 2009 Constitution and the Law of the Judicial Organ (Law 025, promulgated on 24 June 2010).[1][2] It was first seated on 2 January 2012.[3]

History

The Court was created to supersede the Supreme Court of Bolivia, which operated from 1825 to 2011. It was first seated on 2 January 2012.[3] Due to vacancies on the Court and other problems in its final years, the Supreme Court of Justice inherited a backlog of some 8,800 cases in January 2012, which it was charged with resolving within 36 to 48 months.[3]

List of presidents

  • Gonzalo Miguel Hurtado Zamorano[4] (2012–2014)
  • Jorge Isaac Von Borries Méndez[5] (2014–2015)
  • Pastor Segundo Mamani Villca[6] (2015–2017)
  • Jorge Isaac Von Borries Méndez[7] (2017–2018)
  • José Antonio Revilla Martínez[8] (2018–present)

Court

The Court is made up of nine members and nine alternates, representing the nine departments of Bolivia, elected in popular, nonpartisan elections to terms of six years. The Plurinational Legislative Assembly preselects up to 36 candidates before the election. Reelection is forbidden.[citation needed]

Elected members have included

  • Maritza Suntura (La Paz)[9]
  • Jorge Isaac Von Borries Méndez[5] (Santa Cruz)
  • Rómulo Calle Mamani[10] (Oruro)
  • Pastor Segundo Mamani Villca[6] (Potosí)
  • Antonio Guido Campero Segovia[11] (Tarija)
  • Gonzalo Miguel Hurtado Zamorano[12] (Beni)
  • Fidel Marcos Tordoya Rivas[13] (Cochabamba)
  • Rita Susana Nava Durán[14] (Chuquisaca)
  • Norka Natalia Mercado Guzmán[3][15] (Pando)

Elected alternates have included

  • William Alave (La Paz)[16]
  • María Arminda Ríos García[17] (Santa Cruz)
  • Ana Adela Quispe Cuba[18] (Oruro)
  • Elisa Sánchez Mamani[18] (Potosí)
  • Carmen Núñez Villegas[19] (Tarija)
  • Silvana Rojas Panoso[20] (Beni)
  • María Lourdes Bustamante[21] (Cochabamba)
  • Javier Medardo Serrano Llanos[22] (Chuquisaca)
  • Delfín Humberto Betancour Chinchilla[3] (Pando)

References

  1. ^ Nueva Constitución Política del Estado (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-05-21.
  2. ^ "Ley del Organo Judicial". Infoleyes. 24 June 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Nace el nuevo Órgano Judicial". Correo del Sur. 2012-01-03. Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
  4. ^ "Posesionan a titular de la Corte Suprema". El Dia. January 13, 2012. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  5. ^ a b "Jorge von Borries es el nuevo presidente del TSJ - La Razón". www.la-razon.com. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  6. ^ a b "Reconocen retardación y corrupción en inicio del año judicial 2016". elpotosi.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  7. ^ "Jorge Von Borries es nuevo presidente de la Corte Suprema de Justicia". www.eabolivia.com (in European Spanish). November 16, 2018. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  8. ^ Reynolds, Cesar Aguilar. "José Antonio Revilla es el nuevo presidente del Tribunal Supremo de Justicia". kandire.bo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  9. ^ "Jueces y vocales de Bolivia se capacitan para mejorar la calidad de las audiencias en materia penal". www.unodc.org. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  10. ^ "Magistrado Rómulo Calle se reunió con Relator para Bolivia de las Naciones Unidas | Tribunal Supremo de Justicia". tsj.bo. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  11. ^ "Tribunal Supremo de Justicia ratifica necesidad de cambio normativo en el Día de Juez Boliviano | Tribunal Supremo de Justicia". tsj.bo. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  12. ^ "Candidato al TCP fue miembro del Tribunal - Diario Pagina Siete". www.paginasiete.bo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  13. ^ "Renuncia un magistrado del Tribunal Supremo de Justicia de Bolivia". eju.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  14. ^ "CINCO MAGISTRADOS SALIENTES SON AMENAZADOS CON JUICIO DE RESPONSABILIDADES POR CASO MISILES". Visor Bolivia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  15. ^ "Presidente del TSJ: Conformación de nuevas salas especializadas descongestionará carga procesal - La Razón". www.la-razon.com. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  16. ^ "Alave es el nuevo fiscal de La Paz: Se analizará el caso Alexander - Diario Pagina Siete". www.paginasiete.bo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  17. ^ "Una guaraní asume suplencia en el Tribunal Supremo de Justicia". www.derechos.org. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  18. ^ a b "Ordenan aprehender a dos magistradas por "rehuir" la justicia". hemeroteca.correodelsur.com. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  19. ^ Luksic, Alvaro. "El País - Noticias Tarija Bolivia - El TSJ estará conformado por 18 magistrados". www.elpaisonline.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  20. ^ "Magistrado Gonzalo Hurtado es presidente del Tribunal Supremo de Justicia". www.eabolivia.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  21. ^ "Renuncia un magistrado del Tribunal Supremo de Justicia de Bolivia". eju.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  22. ^ "Nombres de nuevos magistrados de los tribunales de justicia". www.opinion.com.bo. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
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