translated from Spanish: Adelita Ravanales is the government’s candidate to join the Supreme Court

President Sebastián Piñera sent an office to the Senate to confirm that Adelita Ravanales is the government’s candidate to join the Supreme Court, and to fill the vacancy of former Minister Hugo Dolmetsch.Al regarding the Minister of Justice, Hernán Larraín, he stated that “among the reasons that have been taken into consideration for this nomination are the 30 years of outstanding judicial trajectory of the candidate, which reveals an enormous capacity for work, varied experience, extensive preparation and depth of knowledge”, according to La Tercera.The Secretary of State also highlighted the “serenity of judgment, unimpeachable resume, his concerns in the field of judicial ethics and an indispensable judicial vocation”. It should be remembered that on August 28, the plenary of the Supreme Court elected Ravanales to complete the line of applicants to make up the highest court. This after the Senate rejected the nomination of the minister of the Court of Appeals of Valparaiso, Raúl Mera., proposed by the President of the República.De this way, for the judge of the Court of Appeals of Santiago to be ratified by the Senate, must obtain 2/3 of the votes in the upper house.

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