Venezuelan judge sanctioned by U.S. named as president of top court


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  • Thursday, 28 Apr 2022

FILE PHOTO: Venezuela's Supreme Court President Gladys Gutierrez gestures during the swearing in ceremony of Tania D' Amelio and Socorro Hernanadez for new board members of the National Electoral Council (CNE), at the Supreme Court in Caracas, Venezuela December 14, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/File Photo

CARACAS (Reuters) - Judges on Venezuela's Supreme Justice Tribunal on Wednesday named Gladys Gutierrez - who is under sanction by the United States - as the court's new president.

Gutierrez is one of 20 judges that Venezuela's ruling-party controlled National Assembly appointed to the South American country's top court earlier this week.

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