René Sylvestre Explained
René Sylvestre (14 September 1962 – 23 June 2021) was a Haitian jurist and lawyer.[1] He had served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Haiti from February 2019 until his death.
Biography
Sylvestre was born into a working-class family. Following his secondary studies in Saint-Marc, he attended university and earned a law degree. He devoted a large part of his life towards justice in Haiti.[2]
From September 1993 to November 1994, Sylvestre was commissioner of the first court of Saint-Marc. In 1996, he was appointed judge, the start of a long career in the Haitian judiciary. From 12 June 1998 to 12 May 2004, he was Dean of the Court of First Instance of Saint-Marc.[2] That year, he was appointed to the Supreme Court. On 3 February 2016, he joined the Superior Council of the court. On 1 February 2019,[3] he was appointed to succeed as President of the Supreme Court[4] [5] by President Jovenel Moïse.[6]
Sylvestre died of COVID-19 at Mirebalais University Hospital on 23 June 2021, at the age of 58.[7]
Notes and References
- News: 23 June 2021. Haïti : Me. René Sylvestre, président du Conseil supérieur du pouvoir judiciaire, succombe au Covid-19. French. AlterPresse. Port-au-Prince. 25 June 2021.
- News: 7 May 2019. Quel est le parcours de Me René Sylvestre, Président de la Cour de Cassation et du CSPJ ?. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20191112215009/http://haitireyel.com/2019/05/07/quel-est-le-parcours-de-me-rene-sylvestre-president-de-la-cour-de-cassation-et-du-cspj/. 12 November 2019. French. HaitiReyèl. 25 June 2021.
- News: 1 February 2019. René Sylvestre, Nouveau Chef Du Pouvoir Judiciaire. French. Métronome FM. 25 June 2021.
- News: Ladouceur. Rosny. 1 February 2019. Justice: Jules Cantave remplacé par René Sylvestre à la tête du CSPJ. French. Loop Haiti News. 25 June 2021.
- News: 1 May 2019. Me René Sylvestre au 8ème congrès triennal de l'ACCPUF à Montréal, Canada. French. Rezo Nòdwès. 25 June 2021. 29 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210629151923/https://rezonodwes.com/2019/05/01/me-rene-sylvestre-au-8eme-congres-triennal-de-laccpuf-a-montreal-canada/. dead.
- News: 1 February 2019. Me René Sylvestre, nouveau président de la Cour de Cassation. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20191112215018/https://rtvc.radiotelevisioncaraibes.com/national/me-rene-sylvestre-nouveau-president-la-cour-cassation.html. 12 November 2019. French. 25 June 2021.
- News: 23 June 2021. Covid-19 : décès du président de la Cour de cassation, Me René Sylvestre. French. Le Nouvelliste. 25 June 2021. 28 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210628183402/https://lenouvelliste.com/alaminute/18911/covid-19-deces-du-president-de-la-cour-de-cassation-me-rene-sylvestre. dead.
