Supreme Court president Ricardo Lorenzetti will not take up a new term as head of the juidicial authority, with the judge arguing that he is «morally exhausted» shortly after being re-elected by his peers.
Court sources told Télam that Lorenzetti passed on his decision today to fellow Supreme Court members Juan Carlos Maqueda and Elena Highton de Nolasco in an informal meeting. A final decision from the magistrate is now expected on May 12, when the Court holds an agreement meeting.
Lorenzetti’s current mandate in the presidency of the country’s highest judicial authority finishes in December this year. On April 22, however, the Supreme Court moved forward elections, and the judge was voted unanimously by the three other members – Maqueda, Highton de Nolasco and Carlos Fayt – to continue in the seat for 2016.
That decision attracted criticism from some areas, with former Supreme Court justice Eugenio Zaffaroni and Cabinet Chief Aníbal Fernández among those who were against another re-election for the magistrate.
Source: Buenos Aires Herald