Yadarola and Bertuzzi sworn in before Argentina’s judicial establishment

Pablo Yadarola and Pablo Bertuzzi took their seats on Argentina’s Federal Court of Appeals in a ceremony that brought together senior government officials and much of the judicial establishment.

The event took place in the expanded AMIA courtroom, which was filled nearly to capacity. Justice Minister Juan Bautista Mahiques, Security Minister Alejandra Monteoliva, Justice Secretary Santiago Viola and Supreme Court President Horacio Rosatti were among those present. Around 100 members of the judiciary attended.

Yadarola, previously a judge on the Economic Criminal Court, formally joined Chamber I of the Buenos Aires Federal Court. It is a strategically important tribunal where corruption cases involving those in power pass through. The article notes that Yadarola had traveled to Joe Lewis’s estate at Lago Escondido with Mahiques.

Bertuzzi retained his place on the court through a competitive selection process. He has served there since 2018, when he arrived through a transfer during the administration of Mauricio Macri.

The ceremony also brought together judges and prosecutors from Comodoro Py and the Federal Court of Criminal Cassation. Among those attending were chamber judges Mariano Llorens and Eduardo Farah, prosecutor Raúl Pleé, Federal Court judges Ariel Lijo, María Eugenia Capuchetti, Sebastián Casanello, Marcelo Martínez de Giorgi and Julián Ercolini, as well as Justice Minister Mahiques’s father, Carlos “Coco” Mahiques.

Farah served as master of ceremonies and host. He wished for a good working relationship with Yadarola, said he was proud to swear in his current colleague Bertuzzi, and offered special recognition to Mahiques and Viola for attending and for helping fill judicial vacancies over the past year. The formal oath lasted only a few minutes, while the gathering afterward continued much longer.

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I am proud to swear in my current colleague Bertuzzi.