José Arturo Sierra
José Arturo Sierra (March 19, 1943 – January 26, 2018) was a Guatemalan jurist and lawyer. Sierra served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Justice of Guatemala from 2009 to 2014, including a tenure as the presiding President of the Supreme Court from October 2013 until October 2014.[1][2]
José Arturo Sierra | |
|---|---|
| President of the Supreme Court of Justice of Guatemala | |
| In office 14 October 2013 – 14 October 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Gabriel Medrano Valenzuela |
| Succeeded by | Josué Felipe Baquiax |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 19, 1943 El Progreso, Guatemala |
| Died | January 26, 2018 (aged 74) Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Manner of death | Assassination by gunshots |
| Occupation | Jurist, lawyer |
Life
José Arturo Sierra was born on March 19, 1943, in El Progreso Department, Guatemala.[2]
In addition to his tenure on the Supreme Court, Sierra served as the President of Guatemala's national bar association, Colegio de Abogados y Notarios de Guatemala.[1] He had previously served as a magistrate justice of the Constitutional Court of Guatemala from 1996 to 2001.[1][2]
Death
On January 26, 2018, Sierra was traveling in his car through the residential Zona 11 neighborhood of Guatemala City when armed men on a motorcycle approached his vehicle and opened fire.[1][2] Sierra was shot several times in the attack.[1][2] He was transported to Guatemala City's Roosevelt Hospital, the largest medical facility in the country, where he died at approximately 12:15 p.m. at the age of 74.[1][2] Sierra's murder was called an assassination.[1][2]
References
- "Muere el expresidente del Supremo de Guatemala José Arturo Sierra tras ser atacado a balazos". El País. 2018-01-26. Archived from the original on 2018-01-27. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
- "Matan a tiros al expresidente del Supremo de Guatemala cuando viajaba en su coche". Público (Spain). 2018-01-26. Archived from the original on 2018-01-27. Retrieved 2018-02-10.