The President of the Republic, Nicolás Madururo, accompanied by the First Lady, Deputy Cilia Flores de Maduro, headed the Solemn Judicial Year’s Opening Session, led by the president magistrate of the highest court in the country, Caryslia Beatriz Rodríguez, who will present the report of the management of the TSJ during the course of 2024.
In the event, the members of Citizen Power also accompanied the first national president: Attorney General of the Republic, Tarek William Saab; the Ombudsman, Alfredo Ruiz and the Comptroller General of the Republic, Gustavo Vizcaíno; the president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez; the president of the Electoral Power, Elvis Amoroso; Sector Vice Presidents of the National Executive, the mayor of Caracas, the head of Government of Caracas and the Board of Directors of the Maximum Court of El País.
The accounts
The magistrate of the Criminal Cassation Chamber, Elsa Janeth Gómez Moreno, National Coordinator of the Adolescent Criminal System of Responsibility, was the speaker of order of the event.
The president of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ), Caryslia Rodríguez reviewed the management advances achieved during 2024 in this institution, highlighting the evolution in the application of methods, based on the legal framework of Venezuela, promoting first, consolidation of a social and democratic state.
During his speech, he highlighted the increase in productivity rates, methods to expedite processes and reported that 5,059 sentences and 529,634 decisions were issued, which represents 16.21% increase with respect to 2023.
He also highlighted the appointment by the Judicial Commission of 985 judges and provision thousand 196 hearings held.
He also stressed that in 2024 the Venezuelan Judicial Power was deployed by the country to bring justice directly to the communities by implementing the “TSJ in the street”, an initiative that advances through four front front fronts to provide them with the Citizens a close, human and efficient service. He added that through the program the “TSJ goes to your school”, 1,10 activities were carried out.
In relation to crimes of violence against women, the revisions of 3,929 files of deprived of liberty throughout the country were carried out. He also indicated that in terms of protection of children and adolescents, 85 activities were carried out at the national level with the assistance of 38 thousand 307 participants.
Rodríguez highlighted the visits to the detention centers, criminal judicial circuits and judicial interns, interviewing 8,321 deprived of liberty.
The action of mobile courts also paid off in 2024: 392 thousand 728 people served; 233 thousand 162 procedures carried out; 718 days held and 264 municipalities approached.
The president of the Supreme Court of Justice, underlined the participation of the maximum judicial entity of Venezuela in different international events, in which they stand out; Forums, meetings, meetings and representations in order to address issues in the field of international cooperativity in judicial issues.
Milestones of 2024
The magistrate of the Criminal Cassation Chamber, Elsa Janeth Gómez Moreno, highlighted some milestones made by the highest court in the country during 2024, such as the election of more than 28 thousand peace judges held on December 15, where men and men and men and women, committed to their community to fulfill functions established in the law and consolidate peace and healthy coexistence.
He also denoted the progress of the Presidential Commission for the Revolution of the Justice System, made up of the deputies of the National Assembly, the Ministry of Interior and Justice, prosecutors of the Public Ministry, Public Defenders, Judges and Judges of the Metropolitan Area and the First Vice President of the TSJ.
He also highlighted the performance of the highest court in the country in the ratification of the victory of President Nicolás Maduro in the elections of July 28, 2024.
