{"id":93098,"date":"2025-11-07T15:04:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T15:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\/all-news\/norberto-sodre-joao-appointed-new-supreme-court-chief-justice"},"modified":"2025-11-07T16:17:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T16:17:52","slug":"norberto-sodre-joao-appointed-new-supreme-court-chief-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\/all-news\/norberto-sodre-joao-appointed-new-supreme-court-chief-justice","title":{"rendered":"Norberto Sodr\u00e9 Jo\u00e3o Appointed New Supreme Court Chief Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Angola. <\/strong><\/span><b>Angolan Head of State Joa\u0303o Lourenc\u0327o, on Wednesday (5) in Luanda appointed Norberto Sodre\u0301 Joa\u0303o as the new Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (TS), thus replacing Joel Leonardo.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>According to the official pages of the Presidency of the Republic, the nomination of Sodre\u0301 Joa\u0303o stems from the ratification of the three candidates for the position who were elected in the plenary session of the Superior Court of Justice on October 31st.<\/p>\n<p>The election results were ratified during the 11th ordinary session of the Plenary of the Superior Council of the Judiciary (CSMJ), held on November 3rd.<\/p>\n<p>Norberto Sodre\u0301 Joa\u0303o succeeds Judge Joel Leonardo as presiding judge of the Supreme Court (TS), who resigned last August, due to health reasons.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Angola<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Angola. Angolan Head of State Joa\u0303o Lourenc\u0327o, on Wednesday (5) in Luanda appointed Norberto Sodre\u0301 Joa\u0303o as the new Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (TS), thus replacing Joel Leonardo. 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