Born in Salto, she obtained her degree as a lawyer in 1945, and in 1952 she was appointed as a judge. She served in many towns of the country, and later as a criminal judge in Montevideo.
Judicial appointments
In 1973 she became a member of a Court of Appeal with criminal jurisdiction. Twelve years later, in May 1985, she was appointed a member of the Supreme Court of Justice, where she remained until September 1989, when she retired because she had reached the age of 70.
Later roles
After her retirement from the courts, she served as the co-director of the United Nations Latin American Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders (ILANUD) in San José, Costa Rica.
jacinta, balbela, september, 1919, october, 2007, uruguayan, judge, contents, background, judicial, appointments, later, roles, publications, referencesbackground, editborn, salto, obtained, degree, lawyer, 1945, 1952, appointed, judge, served, many, towns, co. Jacinta Balbela September 29 1919 October 26 2007 was an Uruguayan judge Contents 1 Background 2 Judicial appointments 3 Later roles 4 Publications 5 ReferencesBackground EditBorn in Salto she obtained her degree as a lawyer in 1945 and in 1952 she was appointed as a judge She served in many towns of the country and later as a criminal judge in Montevideo Judicial appointments EditIn 1973 she became a member of a Court of Appeal with criminal jurisdiction Twelve years later in May 1985 she was appointed a member of the Supreme Court of Justice where she remained until September 1989 when she retired because she had reached the age of 70 Later roles EditAfter her retirement from the courts she served as the co director of the United Nations Latin American Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders ILANUD in San Jose Costa Rica She also wrote numerous articles about Criminal Law Family Law and Human Rights She died in Montevideo 1 2 She died in October 2007 Her remains are buried at Cementerio del Norte Montevideo 3 Publications EditCodigo de la Infancia y la Adolescencia comentado y anotado with Ricardo Perez Manrique References Edit Fallecio la jurista Jacinta Balbela in Spanish El Observador Retrieved 2007 10 26 Uruguay Fallecio Jacinta Balbela in Spanish Uruguay al dia Retrieved 2007 10 26 Obituary of Jacinta Balbela in Spanish This article about a Uruguayan lawyer judge or jurist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jacinta Balbela amp oldid 1015799222, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
