Sebastián Casanello (Buenos Aires, December 14, 1974) is an Argentine Federal Judge.

Biography

After twenty years working with prosecutors and judges in the federal criminal system, Casanello was appointed federal judge, for which he had to pass a public exam, becoming the youngest of the twelve federal criminal judges of Buenos Aires, Argentina. He attended

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high school, a traditional institution supported by

Universidad de Buenos Aires The University of Buenos Aires ( es, Universidad de Buenos Aires, UBA) is a public research university in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Established in 1821, it is the premier institution of higher learning in the country and one of the most prestigi ...

(UBA). In UBA he got his law degree, which was passed with honors. Since he occupies his judge bench, he has worked in several important cases, such as "

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", in which more than twenty five persons were indicted and had to stand trial. The case is still under investigation. He also intervened in investigations for environmental crimes allegedly committed by multinationals, human rights violations in the 1970s and many cases of public and private corruption.

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21st-century Argentine judges Argentine people of Italian descent Lawyers from Buenos Aires University of Buenos Aires alumni Living people 1974 births {{Argentina-bio-stub