Court of Cassation Judges at the Center of Haiti’s Political Game…

The role of judges of the Court of Cassation of Haiti continues to lie at the heart of political turbulence in Haiti. In February 2021, as the opposition demanded the end of President Jovenel Moïse’s term, political actors designated Judge Joseph Mécène Jean-Louis as provisional president. On February 8, 2021, a presidential decree abruptly forced him into retirement, along with two other cassation judges who had been considered potential successors to Moïse.

Robenson Geffrard
03 Feb 2026 — Lecture : 4 min.
Court of Cassation Judges at the Center of Haiti’s Political Game…

Les juges Joseph Mécène Jean‑Louis, Wendelle Coq Thélot, Yvickel Dieujuste Dabrésil et Jean Joseph Lebrun

Five years later, the scenario is repeating itself in a different form. On February 2, 2026, just days before the announced end of the mandate of the Transitional Presidential Council (CPT), several leaders of political organizations designated the President of the Court of Cassation, Jean Joseph Lebrun, to lead the transition after the CPT’s departure scheduled for February 7.

Between 2021 and 2026, one constant remains: the country’s highest judicial authorities are repeatedly thrust to the forefront of legitimacy bat

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