Javier Arevalo Vela is the new President of the Judiciary

Full chamber of the Supreme Court elected Chief Justice Javier Arevalo Vela as the new President of the Judiciary for the period 2023-2024. nine voices Out of 15, which corresponds to the total number of supreme judges that make up the room, they decided that Arevalo Vela would replace Elvia Barrios at the head of this state power.

“First of all, I want to thank my colleagues in the Plenary Chamber for the wide support they have given me. Tell the whole country that I am going to fulfill the duty entrusted to me, and also that the policies that the judiciary is pursuing are public policy, so we will continue in the same spirit that we have been working on. Undoubtedly, we will refine other issues. But we believe that the judiciary is focused on other important issues that are fight against corruption, fight against gender violence, and improve digitalization and computing aspects, as well as improve the security of citizens,” were the first words of the newly elected chairman of the judiciary.

Elvia Barrios: “The new president of the judiciary should strive for social peace and general well-being”

Elvia Barrios, who will remain at the head of the judiciary until the end of the year, congratulated his successor in office and recommended that he seek social peace in the midst of the political crisis that our country is experiencing. In addition, he stressed that although there is a principle of cooperation, it is necessary to preserve the independence of state authorities.

“We in the judiciary carry out our mission independently. It is true that the powers of the state have certain functions, but between them there is the principle of maintaining a balance of power, which is the principle of cooperation. It was on this horizon that not only the judiciary, but also other constitutional bodies were looking for space to find a point of consensus, a meeting point for a way out of this crisis. In this case, the new chairman of the judiciary must always strive in all conflicts that affect the country for social peace and general well-being,” he said.

Ulises Yaya was elected as the new head of the Magistracy Control Office

On the same day, Chief Justice Ulises Augusto Yaya Sumeta was elected as the new head of the Office of Magistracy Control (OCMA). This was confirmed by a vote of the entire Supreme Court.

Yaya Sumeta will take office, replacing Chief Justice Vicky de la Rosa Bedrignan. Recall that the former head of the OCMA resigned for personal reasons.