Tag: Jorge Rizzo

• Thursday, September 17th 2015 - 09:10 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez' most hated Justice resigns, but effective the day after she steps down from office

  

  The oldest Justice on the Argentine Supreme Court, Carlos Fayt, 97, on Tuesday presented his resignation, which will take effect on Dec. 11, after President Cristina Fernandez's successor is scheduled to take office, judicial officials said.

• Friday, May 8th 2015 - 07:57 UTC

  Argentine government denies 'persecution' of Supreme Court Judges but insists in pouncing on Justice Fayt

  

  The Argentine government denied on Thursday it was 'persecuting' Supreme Court Justices but kept the pressure on by insisting the process to re-elect Chief Justice Ricardo Lorenzetti was full of irregularities and members could have committed 'ideological falseness'.

• Thursday, May 7th 2015 - 07:05 UTC

  Argentine Justice shrugs off impeachment threat: “I'm used to this kind of attacks”

  

  Argentina's Justice Carlos Fayt, the oldest member of the Supreme Court (97) and questioned by the government of president Cristina Fernandez, which demands evidence of his health and mental conditions, has said through his lawyer, Jorge Rizzo that he is not concerned about a possible impeachment hearing raised against him, since 'he is used to this kind of attacks'.