Elsy del Pilar Cuello Calderón (born in

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, 13 June 1959) is a

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Judge from the Corte Suprema de Justicia of

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. Elsy del Pilar Cuello Calderón is a

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graduated from the

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in Bogotá, Colombia. Since 1990 she's been a Court Judge. She's part of Labor Cassation Chamber of the

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. Mrs. Cuello is also part of the National Commission of Gender for the judicial Branch (Comisión Nacional de Género de la Rama Judicial), which was created in February 2008 this commission determines the rules for gender equity in the judicial branch of Colombia. Elsy del Pilar Cuello has been elected twice as Supreme Court Judge of Colombia. The first time in June 2004 for a three months period and later on June 5, 2007, for the regular term of 8 years period.

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* ttp://www.presidencia.gov.co/prensa_new/fotos/2007/junio/05/foto5.htm Tomó posesión, este martes en la Casa de Nariño, Elsy del Pilar Cuello Calderón* Versión en español {{DEFAULTSORT:Cuello, Elsy Del Pilar Magistrates of the Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia Living people 1959 births