Gloria Ana Chevesich Explained

Gloria Ana Chevesich
Birth Name:Gloria Ana Chevesich Ruiz
Birth Date:4 November 1958
Nationality:Chilean
Occupation:Lawyer, judge
Known For:MOP-Gate case
Children:2
Alma Mater:University of Chile
Office1:Minister of the Supreme Court of Chile
Term Start1:3 August 2013
Office2:President of the
Term Start2:January 2013
Term End2:3 August 2013
Office3:Minister of the Court of Appeals of Santiago
Term Start3:October 2002
Term End3:3 August 2013

Gloria Ana Chevesich Ruiz (born 4 November 1958) is a Chilean lawyer and judge. She is currently a minister of the Supreme Court of Chile, and previously served as president and minister of the .

Career

Gloria Ana Chevesich graduated from the Law School of the University of Chile. She entered the judiciary in June 1986, when she became rapporteur of the, a position she held until 1994. In March 1995, she was appointed rapporteur of the plenary of the Supreme Court. In that role, she participated in the process of lifting the parliamentary immunity of Augusto Pinochet, and was responsible for drafting the court's ruling.[1]

In October 2002, she was appointed minister of the Court of Appeals of Santiago. There she became known for assuming, on behalf of the Supreme Court, the investigation of the corruption case known as "MOP-Gate".[2] This took over seven years to complete and resulted in the conviction of fourteen defendants, including former Public Works minister Carlos Cruz Lorenzen, who was sentenced to three years in prison and a fine of 799 million pesos (1.2 million US dollars).[3]

Chevesich became president of the Court of Santiago for the judicial year 2013,[4] succeeding Minister Iván Villarroel.

At the end of May 2013, President Sebastián Piñera nominated her to join the Supreme Court,[5] a decision that was ratified by the Senate on 3 July.[6] On 3 August 2013, she was sworn in as a new minister of the Supreme Court, becoming the fourth woman to do so,[7] leaving the presidency of the Court of Appeals of Santiago in the hands of Minister Juan Escobar Zepeda.

Personal life

While studying at the university, Gloria Ana Chevesich met Andrés de la Maza Camus, with whom she had a relationship for two years, until they married in 1979. The couple had two daughters. Her husband died in July 2004.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Frente a frente de dos jueces top . Two Top Judges Face to Face . . Spanish . 26 January 2003 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304192745/http://www.derecho.uchile.cl/noticias_old/frete_frente.htm . 4 March 2016 . dead . 29 September 2019.
  2. News: Mop-Gate: Condenado por fraude el ex Ministro Cruz . Mop-Gate: Former Minister Cruz Convicted of Fraud . . Spanish . 1 July 2010 . https://archive.today/20120804004856/http://www.lanacion.cl/noticias/site/artic/20100701/pags/20100701085401.html . 4 August 2012 . dead . 29 September 2019 .
  3. News: Caso MOP-Gate: Ex ministro Carlos Cruz condenado a tres años de pena remitida . MOP-Gate Case: Former Minister Carlos Cruz Sentenced to Three Years . . Santiago . Spanish . 1 July 2010 . 29 September 2019.
  4. Web site: Corte de Santiago define integración de salas para año judicial 2013 . Court of Santiago Defines Membership of Chambers for Judicial Year 2013 . . Spanish . 31 January 2013 . https://archive.today/20130629153804/http://www.poderjudicial.cl/modulos/Home/Noticias/PRE_txtnews.php?cod=4887&opc_menu&opc_item . 29 June 2013 . dead . 29 September 2019 .
  5. Web site: Piñera propuso a jueza del caso MOP-Gate para la Corte Suprema . Piñera Nominates Judge From the MOP-Gate Case for the Supreme Court . . Spanish . 30 May 2013 . 29 September 2019.
  6. News: Senado aprueba nombramiento de Gloria Ana Chevesich como integrante de la Corte Suprema . Senate Approves Nomination of Gloria Ana Chevesich as Member of the Supreme Court . Carolina . Mascareño . Pablo . Cádiz . . Spanish . 3 July 2013 . 29 September 2019.
  7. News: Gloria Ana Chevesich jura como nueva ministra de la Corte Suprema . Gloria Ana Chevesich Sworn in as New Minister of the Supreme Court . . Spanish . 2 August 2013 . 29 September 2019.
  8. News: Falleció abogado Andrés de la Maza . Lawyer Andrés de la Maza Passes Away . . Santiago . Spanish . 22 July 2004 . 29 September 2019.