Evaluation of Supreme Court justices, under the shadow of resignations

Four judges of the Supreme Court of Justice in the Dominican Republic, including its president, have resigned rather than submit to an evaluation by the National Council of the Magistracy (CNM). The development places the evaluation procedure under renewed public and institutional scrutiny.

Although the evaluation procedure features established rules and parameters, the simultaneous resignations of the high-ranking magistrates highlight underlying tensions and controversies surrounding the oversight process.