December 5, 2025
The Superior Council of the Judiciary (CSPJ in French) has released the results of its latest judicial certification session. Of the 112 files reviewed by the Technical Certification Commission (CTC), twelve judges were dismissed for incompetence or breaches of professional integrity, while seventy-three were approved.
Among those dismissed are Frito Aristil, judge at the Court of First Instance of Cap-Haïtien, and Délicio Vernevil, adjunct judge at the Peace Court of Vialet. Ten other magistrates, including Jean Mary Evens Bellabe, Marc-Arthur Bien-Aimé, and François Finey (dean of the Court of First Instance in Jérémie), were also struck off the list for compromising judicial integrity.
The deliberations, held during a working retreat from September 24 to 26, 2025, at the El Rancho Hotel, resulted in the certification of judges from various jurisdictions across the country. Among those certified are two appellate judges from Les Cayes and two from Cap-Haïtien, as well as sixteen judges from courts of first instance, including Diane-Rose Victorin and Toussaint Richard.
The CSPJ also approved a large number of justices of the peace from several departments, including Vanel Achat, Ignace Bazelais, Myrlène Jean-Baptiste Charlot, and Willy Toussaint. These decisions aim to strengthen the credibility of the judiciary and promote a culture of integrity within the courts.
An additional twenty-seven cases remain under review, pending further investigation, as the CSPJ seeks to clarify certain issues before making final decisions. This wave of dismissals and certifications marks a new phase in the fight against corruption and incompetence in Haiti’s judiciary — a still fragile but essential effort to restore public trust in the justice system.
