Constitutional Court Judge Katia Miguelina Jiménez has announced that she has withdrawn her candidacy for the position of Supreme Court of Justice judge due to the disrespectful and humiliating treatment by Attorney General Jean Alain Rodríguez towards Judge Miriam Germán Brito during the latter’s assessment hearing by the members of the National Magistracy Council (CNM).
She said in a letter to President Danilo Medina, in his role as president of the CNM, that the interview was supposed to be a performance assessment but instead turned into something else. Jiménez said that the ruling for the assessment is clear and that it was violated. She was critical that when the violation was pointed out by members Josefa Castillo and José Paliza, the protest was overruled by the ruling party-favorable majority of the Council. Jiménez said this is evidence there are no guarantees for a true performance assessment and the reason for her to desist from seeking a Supreme Court of Justice seat.
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6 March 2019