The center of representation remains the same: the racial quota provided for in the OAB-RJ notice, which, according to the entity, was only respected during the initial phase of the competition for vacant positions. The thesis is that the pool for black lawyers ended up being emptied in the latter stages of the process – first in the court’s formation of the triple list and, later, in the choice made by Castro.
The mandate of mandamus also points to a flaw in the CNJ’s judgment. The Institute specifies that its request for oral arguments was only refused after the start of the virtual hearing, which would constitute a restriction of the defense in a case with strong constitutional repercussions.
The action seeks an injunction to suspend the appointments of judges Fernando Marques de Campos Cabral Filho and Carlos Alberto Menezes Direito Filho, who took office at the beginning of the year.
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