Enrique Santiago Petracchi
Enrique Santiago Petracchi | |
|---|---|
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| President of the Supreme Court | |
| In office 1 January 2004 – 1 January 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Carlos Fayt |
| Minister of the Supreme Court | |
| In office 10 December 1983 – 12 October 2014 | |
| Nominated by | Raúl Alfonsín |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 27, 1958 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Political party | Radical Civic Union |
| Spouse | Enrique Santiago Petracchi' |
| Alma mater | University of Buenos Aires (LLB) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Enrique Santiago Petracchi (16 November 1935 – 12 October 2014) was an Argentine lawyer, judge and a member of Supreme Court of Argentina.[1]
History[edit]
Petracchi is the son of Enrique Carlos Petracchi, who was procurator to the Argentine Treasury and Procurator General.[1] Enrique Santiago Petracchi studied law at the University of Buenos Aires, taking further studies at Tulane University in New Orleans in 1961.[1] He has spent his entire legal career in the justice system, first appointed as a legal assistant in 1955.
Supreme Court[edit]
In 1983 the new democratic government of Raúl Alfonsín appointed Petracchi to the Supreme Court of Argentina, the only Peronist supporter to be appointed at that point.[2]
From September 1989, following the resignation of José Severo Caballero, he served as President of the Court for nine months.[2] From 2004 until 2006 he was again President of the Court, supported by all but one of his fellow Supreme Court Justices.[2] Adolfo Vázquez was the only dissenting voice.[3]
His presidency was a period of opening up the court and increasing its transparency, including publishing judgements on the internet.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Curriculum Vitae de: Enrique Santiago Petracchi" (PDF). Supreme Court of Argentina (in Spanish): 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2008.
- ^ a b c "Enrique Petracchi fue elegido presidente de la Corte Suprema". Página/12. 18 November 2003. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ Ventura, Adrián (18 November 2003). "Petracchi presidirá una Corte que buscará cambiar la imagen". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 October 2019.[permanent dead link]