José Arturo Sierra

José Arturo Sierra
President of the Supreme Court of Justice of Guatemala
In office
14 October 2013 – 14 October 2014
Preceded by Gabriel Medrano Valenzuela
Succeeded by Josué Felipe Baquiax
Personal details
Born (1943-03-19)March 19, 1943
El Progreso, Guatemala
Died January 26, 2018(2018-01-26) (aged 74)
Guatemala City, Guatemala

José Arturo Sierra (March 19, 1943 – January 26, 2018) was a Guatemalan judge and lawyer. Sierra served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Justice of Guatemala from 2009 to 2014, including a tenure as the presiding President of the Supreme Court from October 2013 until October 2014.[1][2][3]

In addition to his tenure on the Supreme Court, Sierra served as the President of Guatemala's national bar association, Colegio de Abogados y Notarios de Guatemala.[1] He had previously served as a magistrate justice of the Constitutional Court of Guatemala from 1996 to 2001.[1][2][3]

Sierra was born on March 19, 1943, in El Progreso Department, Guatemala.[2]

On January 26, 2018, Sierra was traveling in his car through the residential Zona 11 neighborhood of Guatemala City when armed men on a motorcycle approached his vehicle and opened fire.[1][2][3] Sierra was shot several times in the attack.[1][2] He was transported to Guatemala City's Roosevelt Hospital, the largest medical facility in the country, where he died at approximately 12:15 p.m. at the age of 74.[1][2] Sierra's murder was called an assassination.[1][2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Muere el expresidente del Supremo de Guatemala José Arturo Sierra tras ser atacado a balazos". El País. 2018-01-26. Archived from the original on 2018-01-27. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Matan a tiros al expresidente del Supremo de Guatemala cuando viajaba en su coche". Público (Spain). 2018-01-26. Archived from the original on 2018-01-27. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Assassinated: Former President of Guatemala's Supreme Court". Telesur (TV channel). 2018-01-26. Archived from the original on 2018-02-04. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
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