{"id":162447,"date":"2025-08-13T00:34:58","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T00:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/former-viviane-morales-withdrew-from-the-race-for-the-constitutional-court-just-two-days-after-the-final-election-for-the-list\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T00:34:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T00:34:59","slug":"former-viviane-morales-withdrew-from-the-race-for-the-constitutional-court-just-two-days-after-the-final-election-for-the-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/former-viviane-morales-withdrew-from-the-race-for-the-constitutional-court-just-two-days-after-the-final-election-for-the-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Viviane Morales withdrew from the race for the Constitutional Court just two days after the final election for the list."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Morales was an attorney general between 2011 and 2012, but his designation was annulled by vices in the process – \u00c1lvaro Tavera\/Colprensa<\/figcaption><\/div>\n

The race to define the new \u00a0magistrate\u00a0 of the \u00a0Constitutional Court\u00a0 had an unexpected turn. The former \u00a0general of the Nation\u00a0, \u00a0Viviane Morales\u00a0, decided to retire from the contest to integrate the list that the \u00a0Supreme Court of Justice\u00a0 will send to \u00a0Congress\u00a0.<\/p>\n

His resignation coincided with the day the \u00a0Plenary Chamber\u00a0 of the High Court is planned to \u00a0choose\u00a0 the final list of applicants who will compete for replacing Judge \u00a0Jos\u00e9 Fernando Reyes\u00a0, whose period culminates in \u00a0September 2025\u00a0.<\/p>\n

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Morales’s decision occurred after the preliminary vote of the \u00a0Supreme Court\u00a0 to choose the \u00a015 candidates\u00a0 that would continue in the competition. At that stage, the \u00a0ex-fiscal\u00a0 was relegated with just \u00a0four votes\u00a0, well below the results obtained by the former \u00a0public defender\u00a0, \u00a0Carlos Camargo\u00a0, who added \u00a015 votes\u00a0; The \u00a0magistrate\u00a0 of the \u00a0Superior Court\u00a0 of \u00a0Buga\u00a0, \u00a0Mar\u00eda Patricia Balanta\u00a0, with \u00a013\u00a0, and the magistrate of the \u00a0Court of Bogot\u00e1\u00a0, \u00a0Pedro Oriol Avella\u00a0, who held third place.<\/p>\n

The registration of applicants was carried out between \u00a0June 9 and 20\u00a0, and the publication of the list of admitted represented the first formal step of the high court in this selection.<\/p>\n

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The Supreme Court ensures that the selection has been made with rigor and transparency, and on August 14 it will define the final list – \u00c1lvaro Tavera\/Colprensa credit<\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Morales is a lawyer graduated from the \u00a0University of Rosario\u00a0 and served as \u00a0attorney general of the Nation\u00a0 between \u00a02011 and 2012\u00a0. His management culminated abruptly after the \u00a0State Council\u00a0 annulled his election due to vices in the designation process. Since then, \u00a0Morales\u00a0 has maintained an active presence in the public debate, especially in issues related to the \u00a0Constitutional Court\u00a0.<\/p>\n

His position has been critical against some decisions of that court, particularly those related to the \u00a0decriminalization of abortion\u00a0. Repeatedly, Morales has stated that the Court acted with \u201c\u00a0ignorance and pride\u00a0\u201d by adopting certain failures, thus showing a clearly conservative profile in legal and social debates.<\/p>\n

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The chair that the new magistrate will occupy will be the one that Jos\u00e9 Fernando Reyes Cuartas is vacant at the end of his period in September 2025 – Credit Constitutional Court<\/figcaption><\/div>\n

In the race for the \u00a0Constitutional Court\u00a0, several candidates with a prominent career continue, including \u00a0Juan Jacobo Calder\u00f3n Villegas\u00a0, \u00a0Jaime Humberto Tobar\u00a0, \u00a0Floralba Padr\u00f3n\u00a0, \u00a0Juan Pablo Su\u00e1rez\u00a0, \u00a0Andr\u00e9s Mutis\u00a0, \u00a0Isduar Tobo\u00a0, \u00a0Gloria Patricia Lopera\u00a0, \u00a0Juan Carlos Arias\u00a0, \u00a0Neyla Fernanda Mart\u00ednez\u00a0, \u00a0Gonzalo Andr\u00e9s Ram\u00edrez\u00a0, and \u00a0Jeofrey Alonso Troncoso\u00a0.<\/p>\n

From the Supreme Court, they detailed that the \u00a0election\u00a0 of the 15 candidates was made after a rigorous analysis of the resumes of \u00a038 people\u00a0 who advanced to this stage of the process. As a result, the new list of applicants that will be heard in a public audience on Thursday, August 14 was defined<\/b>.<\/p>\n

The High Court also stressed that “this selection process, such as all those carried out by the Corporation, has been developed with total transparency, based on the analysis of professional profiles and compliance with the requirements established by current regulations.”<\/p>\n

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The Constitutional Court plays a fundamental role as a guardian of the Constitution – Credit Constitutional Court<\/figcaption><\/div>\n

The Plenary Chamber plans to choose the three applicants who will make up the list sent to the Senate that same day<\/b>. This agency will be in charge of appointing the new magistrate, who will have a crucial role in the interpretation of the \u00a0Constitution\u00a0, since the Court is the top interpreter of the \u00a0Political Charter\u00a0 and has played a central role in the protection of fundamental rights, in the control of legislative reforms, and in defining the limits of state power.<\/p>\n

Their decisions have directly influenced the lives of millions of Colombians, addressing such diverse issues as \u00a0social rights\u00a0, \u00a0individual freedoms\u00a0, \u00a0transitional justice\u00a0, and \u00a0public policies\u00a0. Therefore, The choice of a new member of this high court not only implies a change in its composition but also a possible impact on the orientation of future sentences and the balance of public power in Colombia<\/b>.<\/p>\n


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