Her Excellency
Rosa Weber
Weber in October 2019
President of the Supreme Federal Court
In office
12 September 2022 – 28 September 2023
Vice PresidentLuís Roberto Barroso
Preceded byLuiz Fux
Succeeded byLuís Roberto Barroso
Justice of the Supreme Federal Court
In office
19 December 2011 – 29 September 2023
Nominated byDilma Rousseff
Preceded byEllen Gracie
Succeeded byFlávio Dino
Personal details
Born
Rosa Maria Pires Weber

(1948-10-02) 2 October 1948 (age 75)
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
SpouseTelmo Candiota da Rosa Filho
Alma materFederal University of Rio Grande do Sul (LL.B.)
Other judicial positions

Rosa Maria Pires Weber[a] (born 2 October 1948) is a Brazilian magistrate, former justice and former president of the Supreme Federal Court, former president of the Superior Electoral Court and former justice of the Superior Labor Court.

Academic career

Rosa Weber was approved in first place in a vestibular exam to course Law at the Law School of Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. She graduated in 1971, also in first place, and received an "academic laureate Prof. Brochado da Rocha". At the same university, she took an university extension course on Preparation for Judiciary in 1972 and for Labour Procedure in 1974. She was professor at the Law School of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul between 1989 and 1990.[2][3]

Judiciary career

She had served as protocol assistant at the Sectional Inspectorate of the Ministry of Education, in Porto Alegre, in 1968; superior assistant of the State Department of Administration of Rio Grande do Sul, from 1974 to 1975; and labour auditor at the Regional Labour Police Station of Rio Grande do Sul, from 1975 to 1976.[2]

Labour Justice

She joined the judiciary in 1976, by a civil service examination, as substitute labour judge. In 1991, Weber was promoted for the second degree of jurisdiction, becoming desembargadora of the Regional Labour Court of the 4th Region.[3] She held many administrative positions before reaching the court's presidency, serving from 2001 to 2003.[3][2]

In 2006, she was appointed by president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for the position of justice of the Superior Labour Court, from a triple list voted by the court's members, for a position for career judges.[3] After hearing on the Senate, her nomination was approved in a voting of 44–7.[4] She was sworn in on 21 February 2006.

Supreme Federal Court

On 8 November 2011, Weber was officially appointed by president Dilma Rousseff for a position left by the retirement of justice Ellen Gracie Northfleet in the Supreme Federal Court.[5]

After a hearing at the Constitution and Justice Committee, her nomination was approved in a voting of 19–3.[6] On 13 December, the Senate floor ratified the approval in a voting of 57–14 and 1 abstention.[7] During the session, two senators voiced against her nomination: Demóstenes Torres (DEM-GO) - who would later be removed from office - and Pedro Taques (PDT-MS). They stated that Rosa Weber did not demonstrate that she had the constitutional requirement of "remarkable legal knowledge" during the hearing, as she didn't answer many questions made by the senators. Among the supporting senators, senator Marcelo Crivella (PRB-RJ) said he saw in the justice a keen understanding of the "spirit of the law", senator Pedro Simon (PMDB-RS) stated that Weber was shy and tense during the hearing, but praised her history, and senator José Pimentel (PT-CE) affirmed that her legal knowledge had been verified in a previous hearing, when Weber was approved for justice of the Superior Labour Court, position that also demand this requirement.[8]

Sworn in at the morning of 19 December 2011, she is the third woman to be part of the Supreme Court, being the first Ellen Gracie, who Weber replaced, and Cármen Lúcia, who's still in office.[9] Among them, Weber is the only career judge.

She had served as justice of the Superior Electoral Court from May 2016 to May 2020, in a position for Supreme Court members, and had served as court's president from 14 August 2018 to 25 May 2020.[10] On 10 August 2022, she was elected president of the Supreme Court, taking office later on 12 September.[11][12] After September 30, 2023, she retired from her position as Minister of the Supreme Court, before her compulsory retirement upon reaching the age of 75.[13][14]

Personal life

Daughter of physician José Júlio Martins Weber and rancher Zilah Bastos Pires, she is married to Telmo Candiota da Rosa Filho, retired prosecutor of Rio Grande do Sul, with whom she had two children.[3]

Weber is fan of football team Sport Club Internacional.[15]

Notes

  1. ^ Previously known by her married name, Rosa Maria Weber Candiota da Rosa.[1]

References

  1. ^ Vasconcelos, Frederico (9 September 2018). "Votos decisivos na Lava Jato e no mensação marcam ministra Rosa Weber". Folha de S. Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Rosa Maria Pires Weber" (PDF). Supremo Tribunal Federal (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e Presidência da República (17 January 2006). "Mensagem nº 4, de 2006". Senado Federal (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Mensagem (SF) n° 4, de 2006". Senado Federal (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  5. ^ Sadi, Andréia (7 November 2011). "Dilma escolhe ministra do TST para vaga de Ellen Gracie no STF". Folha de S. Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Ministra Rosa Weber é aprovada pela CCJ do Senado". Supremo Tribunal Federal (in Brazilian Portuguese). 6 December 2011. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Senado aprova Rosa Weber para o cargo de ministra do STF". Supremo Tribunal Federal (in Brazilian Portuguese). 13 December 2011. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Aprovada indicação de Rosa Maria Weber ao STF". Senado Federal (in Brazilian Portuguese). 13 December 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  9. ^ Brígido, Carolina; de Carvalho, Jailton (19 December 2011). "Rosa Maria Weber toma posse no Supremo Tribunal Federal". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  10. ^ D'Agostino, Rosanne (14 August 2018). "Rosa Weber toma posse nesta terça na presidência do TSE e comanda tribunal nas eleições 2018". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  11. ^ D'Agostino, Rosanne (10 August 2022). "Ministra Rosa Weber é eleita nova presidente do STF; posse está marcada para setembro". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  12. ^ D'Agostino, Rosanne; Cassela, Vinícius (12 September 2022). "Rosa Weber toma posse como presidente do STF, defende a democracia e repudia discurso de ódio e intolerância". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Lula assina decreto de aposentadoria de Rosa Weber". Poder360 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 29 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  14. ^ Meireles, Leonardo; Arnoldi, Marc (29 September 2023). "Lula assina a aposentadoria da ministra Rosa Weber do STF". Metrópoles (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  15. ^ "Dia do Futebol: Veja para quais times torcem os ministros do STF". Migalhas. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
Legal offices New seat Justice of the Superior Labour Court 2006–2011 Succeeded byHugo Carlos Scheuermann Preceded byEllen Gracie Justice of the Supreme Federal Court 2011–2023 Vacant Preceded byLuiz Fux President of the Superior Electoral Court 2018–2020 Succeeded byLuís Roberto Barroso Vice President of the Superior Electoral Court 2018 Vice President of the Supreme Federal Court 2020–2022 President of the Supreme Federal Court 2022–2023
Categories