Elena Martínez Rosso is a Uruguayan lawyer and lecturer who serves as a minister of the Supreme Court of Uruguay since 2015.
Elena Martínez Rosso | |
|---|---|
| President of the Supreme Court of Uruguay | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Doris Morales Martínez |
| In office 1 February 2018 – 1 February 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Jorge Chediak |
| Succeeded by | Eduardo Turell Araquistain |
| Justice of the Supreme Court of Uruguay | |
| Assumed office 2 September 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Jorge Ruibal |
| Personal details | |
| Spouse | Ope Pasquet |
| Education | University of the Republic |
Career
editMartínez Rosso graduated from the University of the Republic with a degree in law. She entered the Judiciary in 1981 as a Justice of the Peace (Spanish: Jueza de paz) in the Colonia Department.[1]
She served as a Justice of the Peace in the Canelones Department from 1983 to 1988, then as a member of the Misdemeanor Court (Spanish: Tribunal de Faltas).[2] In 1989 she was appointed as a Lawyer Judge (Spanish: Jueza Letrada) in the San José Department and a year later as head of the Legal Court of First Instance of Labor.[3] On March 13, 2002, she assumed justice of the 6th Turn Civil Appeals Court, a position she held until 2015.
Martínez succeeded Jorge Ruibal as Justice of the Supreme Court, after he retired in June 2015.[4] She was sworn in before the General Assembly on September 2, 2015, becoming the fourth woman to serve as such.[5] She presided over the court in the 2018-2019 annual term.[6]
On February 1, 2024, she again assumed the rotating presidency of the Supreme Court, succeeding Doris Morales Martínez.[7] She is a professor at the Law School of the Catholic University of Uruguay.[3]
Personal life
editMartínez Rosso is married to National Representative Ope Pasquet.[2] They have two daughters, Florencia and Victoria.[8]
References
edit- ^ Montecarlo, Radio. "Elena Martínez Rosso será designada nueva ministra de la Suprema Corte". Radio Montecarlo CX20-930 AM (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ a b diaria, la (2024-02-01). "Asumió como presidenta de la SCJ la ministra Elena Martínez". la diaria (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ a b "Curriculum Vitae de la Sra. Presidente de la Suprema Corte de Justicia Dra. Elena Martínez Rosso". www.poderjudicial.gub.uy (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ Melendrez, Pablo. "El FA impulsa mecanismo para "transparentar" llegada a la SCJ". El Observador. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ diaria, la (2015-09-03). "Es ella". la diaria (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2021-10-26. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ "Asumió Elena Martínez Rosso y es la tercera mujer en ocupar la presidencia de la Suprema Corte de Justicia". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ "Asumió la nueva presidenta de la Suprema Corte de Justicia". www.ambito.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ "La uruguaya Florencia Pasquet llega a semifinal de concurso "Got Talent" en España". Pantallazo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-10.