Gloria Ana Chevesich

Gloria Ana Chevesich
Minister of the Supreme Court of Chile
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 August 2013
President of the Court of Appeals of Santiago [es]
In office January 2013 – 3 August 2013
Minister of the Court of Appeals of Santiago
In office October 2002 – 3 August 2013
Personal details
Born	Gloria Ana Chevesich Ruiz (1958-11-04) 4 November 1958 (age 66)
Nationality	Chilean
Spouse	Andrés de la Maza Camus ​ ​ (m. 1979; died 2004)​
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Chile
Occupation	Lawyer, judge
Known for	MOP-Gate case

Gloria Ana Chevesich Ruiz (born 4 November 1958) is a Chilean lawyer and judge. She is currently a minister of the Supreme Court of Chile, and previously served as president and minister of the Court of Appeals of Santiago [es].

Career

Gloria Ana Chevesich graduated from the Law School of the University of Chile. She entered the judiciary in June 1986, when she became rapporteur of the Court of Appeals of Santiago [es], a position she held until 1994. In March 1995, she was appointed rapporteur of the plenary of the Supreme Court. In that role, she participated in the process of lifting the parliamentary immunity of Augusto Pinochet, and was responsible for drafting the court's ruling.^[1]

In October 2002, she was appointed minister of the Court of Appeals of Santiago. There she became known for assuming, on behalf of the Supreme Court, the investigation of the corruption case known as "MOP-Gate".^[2] This took over seven years to complete and resulted in the conviction of fourteen defendants, including former Public Works minister Carlos Cruz Lorenzen, who was sentenced to three years in prison and a fine of 799 million pesos (1.2 million US dollars).^[3]

Chevesich became president of the Court of Santiago for the judicial year 2013,^[4] succeeding Minister Iván Villarroel.

At the end of May 2013, President Sebastián Piñera nominated her to join the Supreme Court,^[5] a decision that was ratified by the Senate on 3 July.^[6] On 3 August 2013, she was sworn in as a new minister of the Supreme Court, becoming the fourth woman to do so,^[7] leaving the presidency of the Court of Appeals of Santiago in the hands of Minister Juan Escobar Zepeda.

Personal life

While studying at the university, Gloria Ana Chevesich met Andrés de la Maza Camus, with whom she had a relationship for two years, until they married in 1979. The couple had two daughters. Her husband died in July 2004.^[8]

References

1. "Frente a frente de dos jueces top" [Two Top Judges Face to Face] (in Spanish). University of Chile. 26 January 2003. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
2. "Mop-Gate: Condenado por fraude el ex Ministro Cruz" [Mop-Gate: Former Minister Cruz Convicted of Fraud]. La Nación (in Spanish). 1 July 2010. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
3. "Caso MOP-Gate: Ex ministro Carlos Cruz condenado a tres años de pena remitida" [MOP-Gate Case: Former Minister Carlos Cruz Sentenced to Three Years]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Santiago. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
4. "Corte de Santiago define integración de salas para año judicial 2013" [Court of Santiago Defines Membership of Chambers for Judicial Year 2013] (in Spanish). Judiciary of Chile. 31 January 2013. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
5. "Piñera propuso a jueza del caso MOP-Gate para la Corte Suprema" [Piñera Nominates Judge From the MOP-Gate Case for the Supreme Court] (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
6. Mascareño, Carolina; Cádiz, Pablo (3 July 2013). "Senado aprueba nombramiento de Gloria Ana Chevesich como integrante de la Corte Suprema" [Senate Approves Nomination of Gloria Ana Chevesich as Member of the Supreme Court]. La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 September 2019.
7. "Gloria Ana Chevesich jura como nueva ministra de la Corte Suprema" [Gloria Ana Chevesich Sworn in as New Minister of the Supreme Court]. El Mostrador (in Spanish). 2 August 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
8. "Falleció abogado Andrés de la Maza" [Lawyer Andrés de la Maza Passes Away]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Santiago. 22 July 2004. Retrieved 29 September 2019.