The Senate is set to consider 50 government nominations for judges, prosecutors and other judicial posts during a session on Thursday. One nomination, however, has been pushed back until next week: that of María Verónica Michelli, whose bid to become a judge was withdrawn by President Javier Milei amid a growing controversy.
According to local media reports, Milei decided to withdraw Michelli’s nomination — despite having originally proposed her for a judgeship in a La Plata court — because she is the sister-in-law of investigative journalist Hugo Alconada Mon.
The journalist has reported on several controversies involving the government, including the $LIBRA cryptocurrency scandal.
Under Argentina’s judicial appointment system, the president nominates candidates to fill judicial vacancies, with the Senate responsible for approving or rejecting those nominations.
Since March, the government has put forward around 150 candidates for judicial posts, many of whom had already received preliminary Senate approval. Michelli was among them.
