Controversial Contest for Santa Cruz Court: They Condemn Anonymity Not Protected at Exam

Controversial Contest for Santa Cruz Court: They Condemn Anonymity Not Protected at Exam

The Justice Council acknowledged that it did not respect its own regulation, which was changed last year.

Applicant Romina McNamara's press conference with her attorneys Javier Stoessel and Diana Hierga Cuervo with Santa Cruz trade union leaders.
Applicant Romina McNamara’s press conference with her attorneys Javier Stoessel and Diana Hierga Cuervo with Santa Cruz trade union leaders.

EL CALAFATE.- Rio Gallegos 3rd Family Court Coverage Applicant Denies During Competition Santa Cruz Master’s Council Was violated Rule of anonymity of contestants. He also insists that he is not given access to the proceedings. The case has been pending in Santa Cruz Court for several months, but in the last hours The contestant’s defense said it would appeal For a controversial competition.

The contestants are anonymous In force in Santa Cruz since last year, As referred to in Article 22 2. 2.b and 6.d of the Rules of Procedure, which stipulates that the test does not contain any data that allows its authors to be known or identified when it is qualified by a jury. The jury itself contradicted itself: first it accepted anonymity in force and then acknowledged that the jurors knew the identities of the contestants.

This state of anonymity depends on the regulations of each provincial justice system: while some provinces anonymously hold written examinations, such as Santiago del Estero, San Juan, Missiones, Corrientes, Buenos Aires, Tucuman, Cordoba, and Mendoza. Like others, as in the case of Chubut, the current regulation does not provide for anonymity in any case. ᲔᲠᲘ.

Romina McNamara
Romina McNamara

One of the ten attorneys for the position of Family Judge Romina McNamara, He filed an affidavit after he suspected that anonymity had not been protected and requested access to the file where the contest was being considered in order to appeal his remark and obtain protection. Despite this, Amparo was rejected by the Santa Cruz justice system in the first and second instances, even though the trial court itself acknowledged that he was not anonymous.

How was the case

The story began in August 2021, when ten lawyers from the local jurisdiction entered the 97th competition invited by the Judicial Council to cover the property of the No. 3 Family Court newly created for Rio Gallegos. Once the results became known and there was a suspicion of a breach of anonymity, Mac Namara was asked to access the process to know the evaluation criteriaConsidering the refusal, he filed an ampere complaint in December last year.

Amparo’s response was delayed: the first judge where he was represented was removed, the second rejected in March. The response was appealed and in June the Court of Appeal again denied it and denied access to the file claimed by the contestant. „T.We suspect that anonymity was violated in the contest, we are not allowed to view the file“And now the Judicial Council is asserting that there is no such rule for directors,” he explained. ᲔᲠᲘLawyer Javier Stossel Contestant Sponsor.

An administrative notice signed by all members of the Judicial Council on 1 December declared the effect of Article 22 6 6 d, which establishes the confidentiality of candidates’ names. However, on March 16 in court Vice-President of the Judicial Council Sebastian Puig He sent a statement to the defendant judge confirming the opposite. “The members of the jury know the identity of each participant, as the key to the ID card is access to the exam and booking within the platform,” he said, adding that “the regulations do not provide for anonymity in terms of disclosure. “Amparista,” the judge said in his presentation.

Excerpt from the presentation of the Amparo Action by Romina McNamara, Vice President of the Judicial Council, Sebastian Puig.
Excerpt from the presentation of the Amparo Action by Romina McNamara, Vice President of the Judicial Council, Sebastian Puig.

In addition to anonymity, the contestant requested to be informed of the actions in the case provided for in Articles 4 and 36 of the Rules of Procedure, which were motivated by the defense, which has so far been denied. For Stossell, a sponsor of McNamara’s lawyer, “If the transparency of the selection of judges is violated, we will expect little after the appointment of judges“.

Feminist Military

Romina McNamara, A contestant, is a lawyer and has a long history of trade union activity in the judiciary, as well as being a recognized fighter with the Independent Feminist Table of Rio Gallegos. The way to hold a competition for him is beyond him. “This is not my problem, but it is the problem of the citizens, because the way of electing judges further affects the whole daily life. At the same time, he clarified that ““Personally, because of my access to the performances of my competition, they give me the right to defend myself.”

For the contestant, he may have played an active fighting role against him: “Which seems interesting to me because A political force that ostensibly emphasizes the popular sphere is costly and violates the rights of people from the popular sphere.. This is a complete resistance, “the lawyer explained ᲔᲠᲘWhich claims to be able to access its competition amendments.

Within the same competition, a famous lawyer Marisa HerreraHe was one of three external counselors specializing in family, childhood and adolescence. Consulted ᲔᲠᲘ He said his role was to “investigate anonymous technical reports” and in detail “in general, we who are technicians (in this case we are not the jury but external consultants) and more from outside the province, as in my case, we do not know How the competitions end, what happens, we only play a secondary role in the beginning.

Yesterday, almost a year after the competition and while the complaint is still open, The legislature approved by a majority the appointment of lawyer Cecilia Lopez, At the head of the 3rd Family Court of Rio Gallegos.

In collaboration with correspondents from the provinces of Santiago del Estero, San Juan, Missiones, Corrientes, Buenos Aires, Tucuman, Cordoba, Mendoza and Chubut..

Source: La Nacion

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