Elena Martínez Rosso

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Rosso.

Elena Martínez Rosso is a Uruguayan lawyer and lecturer who serves as a minister of the Supreme Court of Uruguay since 2015.

Elena Martínez Rosso
President of the Supreme Court of Uruguay
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 February 2024
Preceded by	Doris Morales Martínez
In office 1 February 2018 – 1 February 2019
Preceded by	Jorge Chediak
Succeeded by	Eduardo Turell Araquistain
Justice of the Supreme Court of Uruguay
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 September 2015
Preceded by	Jorge Ruibal
Personal details
Spouse	Ope Pasquet
Education	University of the Republic

Career

Martínez Rosso graduated from the University of the Republic with a degree in law. She entered the Judiciary in 1981 as a Justice of the Peace (Spanish: Jueza de paz) in the Colonia Department.^[1]

She served as a Justice of the Peace in the Canelones Department from 1983 to 1988, then as a member of the Misdemeanor Court (Spanish: Tribunal de Faltas).^[2] In 1989 she was appointed as a Lawyer Judge (Spanish: Jueza Letrada) in the San José Department and a year later as head of the Legal Court of First Instance of Labor.^[3] On March 13, 2002, she assumed justice of the 6th Turn Civil Appeals Court, a position she held until 2015.

Martínez succeeded Jorge Ruibal as Justice of the Supreme Court, after he retired in June 2015.^[4] She was sworn in before the General Assembly on September 2, 2015, becoming the fourth woman to serve as such.^[5] She presided over the court in the 2018-2019 annual term.^[6]

On February 1, 2024, she again assumed the rotating presidency of the Supreme Court, succeeding Doris Morales Martínez.^[7] She is a professor at the Law School of the Catholic University of Uruguay.^[3]

Personal life

Martínez Rosso is married to National Representative Ope Pasquet.^[2] They have two daughters, Florencia and Victoria.^[8]

References

1. Montecarlo, Radio. "Elena Martínez Rosso será designada nueva ministra de la Suprema Corte". Radio Montecarlo CX20-930 AM (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-10.
2. diaria, la (2024-02-01). "Asumió como presidenta de la SCJ la ministra Elena Martínez". la diaria (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-10.
3. "Curriculum Vitae de la Sra. Presidente de la Suprema Corte de Justicia Dra. Elena Martínez Rosso". www.poderjudicial.gub.uy (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
4. Melendrez, Pablo. "El FA impulsa mecanismo para "transparentar" llegada a la SCJ". El Observador. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
5. diaria, la (2015-09-03). "Es ella". la diaria (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2021-10-26. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
6. "Asumió Elena Martínez Rosso y es la tercera mujer en ocupar la presidencia de la Suprema Corte de Justicia". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-10.
7. "Asumió la nueva presidenta de la Suprema Corte de Justicia". www.ambito.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-10.
8. "La uruguaya Florencia Pasquet llega a semifinal de concurso "Got Talent" en España". Pantallazo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-10.