In a pivotal moment for the Dominican Republic’s judicial branch, the president of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ), Luis Henry Molina, and judge Nancy I. Salcedo Fernández have announced they will not seek a new term as judges on the high court. They renedge of the evaluation to be carried out to their performance required for them to continue.Both magistrates formally communicated their decisions in letters addressed to President Luis Abinader in his capacity as head of the National Council of the Magistracy (CNM), the constitutional body responsible for evaluating Supreme Court judges.In his letter, Molina explained that he reached his decision under the conviction that the judicial branch now possesses a solid foundation to continue strengthening the administration of justice. He reaffirmed his respect for the constitutional powers of the CNM and expressed confidence in...