National
President of the Supreme Court of Justice
- Spanish: Presidente de la Corte Suprema de Justicia
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Chosen by the Supreme Court of Justice from among its members
- Exact method
- Elected by the thirteen magistrates from among themselves by a majority of nine votes, for one year; also head of the Judicial Branch (Constitution art. 215; Judicial Branch Law art. 77). The President cannot be re-elected during the same five-year court period (art. 215); the presidency runs from 13 October.
- Chosen by
- Supreme Court of Justice
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Claudia Lucrecia Paredes Castañeda since February 2026 Report Source: dca.gob.gt, checked (+2 more)
Previous holders
- Carlos Rodimiro Lucero Paz Acting October 2025 to February 2026
- Teodulo Ildefonso Cifuentes Maldonado November 2024 to October 2025
Sources
- es.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia (es), Presidente del Organismo Judicial de Guatemala, read 2026-10-12: one-year presidency from 13 October, no re-election (Constitution art. 215). Fallback: Wikipedia, because oj.gob.gt refused the connection. For: President of the Supreme Court of Justice
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitution of Guatemala, read 2026-10-12: selection method, term and size (arts. 157, 184-189, 193, 214-215, 227, 269); ministries per https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabinete_de_Bernardo_Arévalo. For: President of the Supreme Court of Justice
- constituteproject.org · checked Spanish official names from the Constitution and ministry names on the gabinete page, read 2026-10-12. For: President of the Supreme Court of Justice in Spanish
- dca.gob.gt · checked Diario de Centro América (official gazette), "Alvarado presidirá la Corte Suprema", 2026-10-01, read 2026-10-12: Jenny Noemí Alvarado Teni elected unanimously for 2026-2027, takes office 2026-10-13, replacing Claudia Paredes who presided for eight months. For: Claudia Lucrecia Paredes Castañeda, current term
- dca.gob.gt · checked Diario de Centro América (official gazette), "Paredes es juramentada y asume presidencia del OJ", 2026-02-18, read 2026-10-12: sworn in by Congress (2026-02-17) to complete the 2025-2026 period. For: Claudia Lucrecia Paredes Castañeda, current term
- dca.gob.gt · checked Diario de Centro América (official gazette), "Claudia Lucrecia Paredes es electa Presidenta del Organismo Judicial", 2026-02-16, read 2026-10-12: elected by the CSJ plenary on 2026-02-16 for the 2025-2026 period (Constitution arts. 214-215, LOJ art. 75). For: Claudia Lucrecia Paredes Castañeda, current term
- dca.gob.gt · checked Diario de Centro América (official gazette), "Paredes es juramentada y asume presidencia del OJ", 2026-02-18, read 2026-10-12: Congress swore in Claudia Paredes as president of the CSJ and Judicial Branch to complete 2025-2026 (elected the Monday before, 2026-02-16). For: Carlos Rodimiro Lucero Paz, past term, Teodulo Ildefonso Cifuentes Maldonado, past term
- dca.gob.gt · checked Diario de Centro América (official gazette), "En OJ asume presidencia en funciones", 2025-10-14, read 2026-10-12: CSJ plenary designated Vocal I Carlos Rodimiro Lucero Paz as acting president of the Judicial Branch after Cifuentes's mandate ended on Sunday 2025-10-12 at 23:59. For: Carlos Rodimiro Lucero Paz, past term, Teodulo Ildefonso Cifuentes Maldonado, past term
- es.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia (es), Presidente del Organismo Judicial de Guatemala, read 2026-10-12: Teodulo Cifuentes president 2024-2025; Carlos Rodimiro Lucero Paz president since 2025-10-13; one-year term without re-election. Fallback: Wikipedia, because oj.gob.gt refused the connection. For: Carlos Rodimiro Lucero Paz, past term, Teodulo Ildefonso Cifuentes Maldonado, past term
- es.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia (es), Corte Suprema de Justicia de Guatemala, read 2026-10-12: 13 magistrates 2024-2029 (from 2024-10-13); president Cifuentes since 2024-11-19 (one-year presidency, re-election not independently verified). Fallback: Wikipedia, because oj.gob.gt was not checked. For: Teodulo Ildefonso Cifuentes Maldonado, past term
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