Gladys María Gutiérrez Alvarado (born 16 April 1962) was the head of the Venezuelan Supreme Court from May 2013 until February 2017, and again from April 2022 until January 2024.
Gladys Gutiérrez | |
|---|---|
| President of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Venezuela | |
| In office May 2013 – 24 February 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Luisa Estella Morales |
| Succeeded by | Maikel Moreno |
| In office 27 April 2022 – 17 January 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Maikel Moreno |
| Succeeded by | Caryslia Rodríguez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gladys María Gutiérrez Alvarado April 16, 1962 Punto Fijo, Falcón, Venezuela |
| Political party | Fifth Republic Movement (former) United Socialist Party of Venezuela (former) |
| Alma mater | Central University of Venezuela |
| Occupation | Judge |
Career and education
editGutierrez studied law at the Universidad Central de Venezuela. She became member of the Constitutional Court on 9 December 2010.[1]
She was a member of the Fifth Republic Movement, a party that supported Hugo Chávez. She ran for governor of Nueva Esparta as a member of that party in 1998 but lost.[citation needed]
In 2003 the central government named Gutiérrez ambassador to Spain. She was also general consul of Venezuela in Spain and director of the Office for the Ministers' Council.[2]
From 2006 until 2011, she performed as Head Public Prosecutor of the Republic for former President Hugo Chávez.[citation needed]
Gutiérrez has taught law at the Universidad Santiago Mariño and the Instituto Universitario de Tecnología Rodolfo Loero Arismendi.[citation needed]
Head of Supreme Court
editGutiérrez became president of the Supreme Court in May 2013. Her election was contested by the opposition.[3]
In August 2013 she led the court that dismissed Henrique Capriles' election appeal.[4] Capriles had claimed the audit was a fake and did not correspond with the audit of actual ballots.
Gutiérrez presided the trial that sentenced mayor Vicencio Scarano Spisso to 10.5 months in jail for insubordination.[5]
On 17 January 2024,[6] she was replaced as president of the Supreme Court by Caryslia Rodríguez.[7]
Sanctions
editGutiérrez was sanctioned by several countries.
The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned Gutiérrez and seven members of the Venezuelan Supreme Justice Tribunal (TSJ) in May 2017 for usurping the functions of the Venezuelan National Assembly and permitting Maduro to govern by decree.[8] The U.S. assets of the eight individuals were frozen, and U.S. persons prohibited from doing business with them.[9]
Canada sanctioned 40 Venezuelan officials, including Gutiérrez, in September 2017.[10][11] The sanctions were for behaviors that undermined democracy after at least 125 people were killed in the 2017 Venezuelan protests and "in response to the government of Venezuela's deepening descent into dictatorship".[10] Canadians were banned from transactions with the 40 individuals, whose Canadian assets were frozen.[10]
On 29 March 2018, Gutiérrez was sanctioned by the Panamanian government for her alleged involvement with "money laundering, financing of terrorism and financing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction".[12][13]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Biography of Gutiérrez". Archived from the original on 2014-03-20. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
- ^ New ambassadors in Spain (ABC)
- ^ Venezuelan Supreme Court Picks New Chief Justice (Wall Street Journal)
- ^ "Venezuela top court rejects Capriles' election appeal". BBC News. Archived from the original on 2023-04-21.
- ^ Opposition mayor sentenced to prison (Notitarde)
- ^ Zambrano, Reynaldo Mozo (18 January 2024). "Quién es Caryslia Beatriz Rodríguez, la nueva presidenta del TSJ" [Who is Caryslia Beatriz Rodríguez, the new president of the TSJ]. Efecto Cocuyo (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ Figuera, Roison (17 January 2024). "Quién es Caryslia Beatriz Rodríguez, la nueva presidenta del TSJ" [Who is Caryslia Beatriz Rodríguez, the new president of the TSJ]. Tal Cual (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Estados Unidos impone sanciones a 8 magistrados del Tribunal Supremo de Venezuela a los que acusa de usurpar las funciones del Parlamento" (in Spanish). BBC Mundo. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Treasury sanctions eight members of Venezuela's Supreme Court of Justice" (Press release). U.S. Department of the Treasury. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ a b c "Canada imposes sanctions on key Venezuelan officials". CBC Canada. Thomson Reuters. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ Zilio, Michelle (22 September 2017). "Canada sanctions 40 Venezuelans with links to political, economic crisis". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 3 April 2019. Also at Punto de Corte and El Nacional
- ^ "Estos son los 55 "rojitos" que Panamá puso en la mira por fondos dudosos | El Cooperante". El Cooperante (in European Spanish). 2018-03-29. Archived from the original on 2018-04-02. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
- ^ "Los 55 funcionarios sancionados por Panamá por 'blanqueo de capitales'". El Nacional (in Spanish). 30 March 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2019. Also at Panama Economic and Finance Ministry Archived 2019-04-05 at the Wayback Machine