María Paulina Aguirre
Paulina Aguirre Suárez | |
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| Born | April 29, 1958 |
| Alma mater | National University of Loja |
| Occupation(s) | Judge, lawyer |
| Office | President of the National Court of Justice |
| Term | 26 January 2018 – 26 January 2021 |
Maria Paulina Aguirre Suárez (born 29 April 1958, in Loja, Ecuador) is an Ecuadorian judge and lawyer, who became president of the National Court of Justice on 26 January 2018. At the time, she had 30 years of judicial experience and was the first woman to hold the position.[1] Her election was by unanimous decision of the 21 magistrates in the plenary session of the court.[2]
Early life and education
Suárez holds a doctorate of jurisprudence and a degree in law and social, political, and economic sciences from the National University of Loja. She is also studied as a Senior Specialist in Administrative Law at Simón Bolívar Andean University, and holds a postgraduate degree in Procedural Law, Specialist in Civil Procedural Law, and Master in Procedural Law with a mention in Civil Law from the Universidad Tecnológica Indoamérica.[1]
Career
Her positions before becoming President of the National court of Justice of the Republic include:[3]
- rapporteur secretary of the Second Chamber of the Superior Court of Quito,
- secretary of the presidency of the Superior Court of Quito,
- judge of tenancy of Quito,
- Labor judge of Pichincha,
- minister and president of the First Labor Chamber, Childhood and Adolescence of the Superior Court of Quito,
- judge and president of the First Labor Court, Childhood and Adolescence of the Provincial Court of Pichincha
- president of the Labor Chamber of the National Court of Justice
Aguirre Suárez also served as executive director of the International Judicial Academy, and president of the Association of Judges of Ecuador.[4]
She was appointed to the 2018–2021 term, replacing Carlos Ramírez.[4]
At the end of her term, the National Court of Justice (CNJ) had resolved 6,964 cases.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Una mujer con 3 décadas de experiencia dirige la CNJ". Ecuavisa (in Spanish). 26 January 2018. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "Exestudiante de la Andina es la flamante presidenta de la Corte Nacional de Justicia" [Former student of La Andina is the new president of the National Court of Justice]. UNIVERSIDAD ANDINA SIMÓN BOLÍVAR (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "Maria Paulina Aguirre Suárez". Global Embassy of Activists for Peace. 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ a b Telégrafo, El (26 January 2018). "Una mujer presidirá la Corte Nacional de Justicia por primera vez en su historia" (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ Editorial staff (21 January 2021). "En la administración de Paulina Aguirre, la Corte Nacional de Justicia resolvió 6.964 causas" [In the administration of Paulina Aguirre, the National Court of Justice resolved 6,964 cases]. El Universo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.