The Supreme Court of Justice of the Dominican Republic heads the Judicial Power, which under the 2015 Constitution administers justice free of charge in the name of the Republic through the Court and the other courts the Constitution and the law create. Its president also presides the Consejo del Poder Judicial, the body that administers and disciplines the judicial branch. Luis Henry Molina Pena was elected in 2019 by the National Council of the Magistracy as Judge President of the Supreme Court of Justice.
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Source Poder Judicial de la Republica Dominicana: Henry Molina, Poder Judicial
Source Mariano German Mejia, Presidente de la Suprema Corte de Justicia 2011 a 2019, Poder Judicial
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Source Central Intelligence Agency: The Dominican, The World Factbook (factbook.json archive copy)
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Source Central Intelligence Agency: The Dominican, The World Factbook (factbook.json archive copy)Government, judicial branch, highest courtQuote, Government, judicial branch, highest court
Supreme Court of Justice or Suprema Corte de Justicia (consists of a minimum of 16 magistrates);
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1. Dominican Republic 2015 Constitution, Supreme Court of Justice, Constitute Project
Judicial power title, administration of justice
Justice is administered for free, in the name of the Republic, by the Judicial Power.
Judicial power title, national judicial power
Justice is administered for free, in the name of the Republic, by the Judicial Power.
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Justice is administered for free, in the name of the Republic, by the Judicial Power.
View the SourcePoder Judicial de la Republica Dominicana: Henry Molina, Poder Judicial
Poder Judicial de la Republica DominicanaBiography, election as Judge President in 2019Quote, Biography, election as Judge President in 2019
En 2019 fue elegido por el Consejo Nacional de la Magistratura para integrar, como Juez Presidente, la Suprema Corte de Justicia y el Consejo del Poder Judicial. Su agenda se afincó en tres grandes líneas: integridad institucional, justicia al día para garantizar la dignidad de las personas y avances para la justicia del futuro.
Central Intelligence Agency: The Dominican, The World Factbook (factbook.json archive copy)
Central Intelligence AgencyIn Legal System: Law of the Dominican Republic, Government, legal systemQuote, In Legal System: Law of the Dominican Republic, Government, legal system
civil law system based on the French civil code;
Mariano German Mejia, Presidente de la Suprema Corte de Justicia 2011 a 2019, Poder Judicial
Has Member: Mariano German Mejía, Biography, composition of the Supreme Court during his presidencyQuote, Has Member: Mariano German Mejía, Biography, composition of the Supreme Court during his presidency
Jueces de la Suprema Corte de Justicia durante ese periodo: Mariano Germán Mejía, Presidente; Julio César Castaños, primer sustituto; Miriam Germán Brito, segunda sustituta; Esther Agelán Casasnovas, José Alberto Cruceta, Martha Olga García, Sarah Henríquez, Manuel Ramón Herrera Carbuccia, Francisco Jerez Mena, Robert Placencia, Juan Hiroito Reyes, Alejandro Moscoso Segarra
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