{"id":519425,"date":"2026-08-03T19:55:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T23:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/henry-molina-declines-to-seek-a-new-term-at-the-head-of-the-supreme-court-of-justice\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T19:55:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T23:55:18","slug":"henry-molina-declines-to-seek-a-new-term-at-the-head-of-the-supreme-court-of-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/henry-molina-declines-to-seek-a-new-term-at-the-head-of-the-supreme-court-of-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Henry Molina declines to seek a new term at the head of the Supreme Court of Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Santo Domingo.<\/strong> The president of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ), Henry Molina, informed the National Council of the Magistracy (CNM) that he will not seek to remain at the head of the country&#8217;s highest court once his current term concludes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decision was communicated through a letter sent to the President of the Republic, Luis Abinader, who chairs the National Council of the Magistracy, the body in charge of evaluating and appointing judges to the high courts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his communication, Molina explained that he believes the Judiciary is going through a stage of institutional strengthening that will allow for the continuity of the progress achieved in recent years, regardless of who assumes the presidency of the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We recommend reading:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The magistrate also expressed his respect for the constitutional process that the National Council of the Magistracy must carry out and expressed his confidence that the selection of the new authorities will be conducted in accordance with the principles of institutionality and transparency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With this decision, Henry Molina leaves open the renewal of the presidency of the Supreme Court of Justice, in a process that will be conducted by the CNM in accordance with the provisions established in the Constitution and the laws that regulate that body.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santo Domingo. The president of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ), Henry Molina, informed the National Council of the Magistracy (CNM) that he will not seek to remain at the head of the country&#8217;s highest court once his current term concludes. 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