Lessons Learned in Working with Judicial Modernization Projects in Latin America and the Caribbean

The Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Department and the Knowledge and Learning Team for the Latin America and the Caribbean Region, organized a half-day event in the morning of Wednesday, February 13.

The top authorities of the Supreme Courts and High Judicial Councils from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras, Peru, and Venezuela attended the event and shared their experience in working with judicial modernization projects in their countries. The participants discussed their experiences and identified lessons learned about successful strategies in each country.

Panelists and Presentations from the event:

Dr. Hernando Torres,
President, Administrative Chamber,
       High Judicial Council - Colombia

Dr. José Alfredo Escobar,
High Judicial Council - Colombia

Dr. Roberto Gómez Mera,
President, Supreme Court of Justice - Ecuador

Dr. Franco Sánchez,
Vice-Minister of Justice - Ecuador

Dra. Vilma Morales,
President of the Supreme Court of Justice - Honduras

Dra. Cecilia Sosa,
Former President of the Supreme Court of Justice – Venezuela

David Varela,
Senior Public Sector Specialist, World Bank

Dr. Walter Cotrina Miñano,
Executive Council, Judiciary Branch - Peru

Dr. Eduardo Rodríguez Veltzé,
Former President of the Supreme Court of Justice – Bolivia