The Delegation to Argentine Israelite Associations (DAIA) and Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo They announced this Tuesday their position regarding the candidacy of Ariel Lijo to join the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation. They did so through two letters, addressed to the Minister of Justice of the Nation, Mariano Cúneo Libaronain which they expressed the reasons for supporting the nomination made by President Javier Milei.
In the case of DAIA, its owner, Jorge Knoblovits, indicated that the candidate in question has the qualifications for the position. “I attest to your commitment to human rightsthe defense of the Constitution and the Rule of Law, as well as the dedication placed at the service of the administration of justice throughout his career,” he indicated.
After highlighting your career of more than 30 years in the Judiciary, Knoblovits stressed that Lijo has “a solid academic background and teaching activity in the university setting.” Likewise, he highlighted that “has demonstrated outstanding performance in all areascommitment and seriousness, to which are added his personal and moral qualities.”
In this way, the DAIA was in favor of the president’s initiative Javier Mileiwho proposed Lijo along with the academic Manuel García Mansilla to join the Corte, which at the end of the year will have a new vacancy since the current minister Juan Carlos Maqueda He will turn 75 years old, the age limit established by the National Constitution. The other vacancy has to do with the departure of Elena Highton from Nolasco, who retired for the same reasons.
For its part, the historic institution that defends human rights, the Association of Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo, issued a judgment on Lijo’s nomination, in another letter addressed to Minister Cúneo Libarona, which bears the signature of its president, Carlotto’s Stele.
There he reviews Lijo’s performance, noting that he already has “an opinion based on the jurisprudence of the Court” and urges him to express it if he takes office.
“This association considers that it is essential that the candidates have a clear position regarding the Memory, Truth and Justice process and the standards on the matter that have been accepted in various precedents of the Supreme Court of Justice,” reads the letter endorsed by the historical reference of Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo.
Ariel Lijo He is a lawyer graduated from the University of Buenos Aires (UBA). He began his career in the Judiciary and became secretary of the Federal Chamber. During his journey he passed through the Prosecutor’s Office of the Crime Chamber and the General Defender of the Nation. As a lawyer he specialized in administration of Justice and Piracy and Trademark Frauds at the Faculty of Law of the University of Buenos Aires.
In addition, he was a teacher at various universities such as the UBA, the National University of Lanús and the Higher Institute of Public Security of the Metropolitan Police and at the National University of Lanús, Salvador, the Argentine Social Museum, among others.
Manuel García-Mansilla 53 years old, he is a native of Bariloche and since 2019 he has been dean of the Faculty of Law of the Universidad Austral. He graduated as a lawyer in 1996 from the University of Salvador and has practiced law since then. He has a master’s degree in law from Georgetown University and last year he earned a juris doctor degree from the Universidad Austral School of Law. That doctorate links him in part to the Supreme Court.
