1,048 candidates were evaluated for the contest for aspiring judges of the Judiciary   

Start the process by fulfilling the second phase set forth in the contest rules, “verification of skills and competencies,” each of which is eliminatory.  

The Judiciary evaluatedó this Sunday to 1,048 male and female lawyers for the competitive entrance exam for the Training Program for Aspiring Judges, in order to fill available vacancies in courts nationwide. 

For this concluding phase, 1,921 applications were received, of which 1,102 met the requirements set forth in the rules approved by the Council of the Judiciary and published on September 16 of the current year, among which the following are required: to be a Dominican citizen by birth or origin, or by naturalization obtained more than ten years ago; to hold a bachelor's or doctoral degree in Law, having obtained the exequatur at least two (2) years prior; to be in full enjoyment of civil and political rights; and not to have been convicted of an afflictive or infaming penalty. 

Of the people who met the requirements, 1,048 participated in the evaluation, which took place in the classrooms of the Faculty of Legal Sciences of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD). With this contest, action has been taken in accordance with the transparency and excellence criteria that have been established to guarantee a fair process that allows the selection of ideal profiles, in strict adherence to the criteria established in the guidelines. 

The lawyers underwent the application of the test named PAA (academic aptitude test with international standards), which is widely used to measure the levels of logical thinking and verbal development required for university admission.  

Once this test is passed, psychometric evaluations will follow, which conclude the second phase of the process. Candidates who pass this phase will undergo an induction process that will allow them to access phase 3, concerning the Verification of Legal Knowledge. Optionally, candidates who wish to do so may add points to their accumulated total by participating in the LSAT test (an international exam aimed at measuring the skills required for admission to law schools), as well as measuring their language proficiency levels.   

The Training Program for Aspiring Judges, in this edition, has been updated with the new educational model of the National School of the Judiciary, which takes into consideration the different characteristics of the judge profile expected to be developed in the graduates. 

Applicants who pass the competitive examination will enter the program, in which they will receive comprehensive training for 25 months for the development of judicial competencies, thinking skills, behavioral abilities, and efficient management skills, with a view to providing responses to the users of the justice system. 

Since 2002 to date, 20 cohorts have graduated from the National School of the Judiciary, thereby providing the system with 516 male and female judges. The judicial career of the Dominican Republic is one of the model judicial careers in Ibero-America, and has been consolidating since 1998 with the enactment of Judicial Career Law 327-98. 

The contest rules are available at the following link: https://formacionaspirantes.poderjudicial.gob.do/ 

 

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