Enrique Santiago Petracchi

Enrique Santiago Petracchi (16 November 1935 – 12 October 2014) was an Argentine lawyer, judge and a member of Supreme Court of Argentina.[1]

Enrique Santiago Petracchi
President of the Supreme Court
In office
1 January 2004 – 1 January 2007
Preceded byCarlos Fayt
Minister of the Supreme Court
In office
10 December 1983 – 12 October 2014
Nominated byRaúl Alfonsín
Personal details
Born (1958-10-27) October 27, 1958
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Political partyRadical Civic Union
SpouseEnrique Santiago Petracchi'
Alma materUniversity of Buenos Aires (LLB)
ProfessionLawyer

History

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

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
  1. "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.
  2. "Enrique Petracchi fue elegido presidente de la Corte Suprema". Página/12. 18 November 2003. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  3. Ventura, Adrián (18 November 2003). "Petracchi presidirá una Corte que buscará cambiar la imagen". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 October 2019.
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