The Listín Diario and Hoy newspapers published the bios of the new judges of the JCE. These are: Manuel Ramón Morel Cerda, president. Born in Santiago. Professor of criminal law at the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo since 1969. He was attorney general during the government of Héctor García-Godoy (Gobierno Constitucionalista) in 1965; District Attorney during the 1963 constitutional regime; attorney of the Court of Appeals of San Cristóbal in 1962. On four separate periods, he presided the Dominican Association of Lawyers. He gained notoriety as a member of the defense bar of former President Salvador Jorge Blanco during the trial for corruption held as of 1986. Luís Ramón Cordero. Born 17 April 1930 in La Vega. Doctor in law, a graduate of the Universidad de Santo Domingo. Advisor to the Listín Diario newspaper. President of Radio Listín. Founder of the Hoy, El Nacional newspapers in which he held executive positions. Vice president and president of the Dominican Professional Baseball League. Member of the Permanent Committee of the Dominican Sports Hall of Fame. Member of the Monetary Board of the Central Bank. La Vega city municipality alderman. Attorney general for the Duarte province. Judge of the Superior War Council of the Armed Forces. Salvador Ramos. Lawyer, dean of the Law and Political Sciences School of the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo where he studied. He was a substitute at the JCE. Luis Arias. Expert in international law. Studied law in the Soviet Union. Dean of the Law and Political Sciences School of the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo. He was a substitute at the JCE. Ana Teresa Pérez President of the JCE board of the National District since 1996. Masters in electoral law. She has practiced law and has taught for 11 years at the Universidad Iberoamericana.
