Genaro David Góngora

Genaro Góngora Pimentel
President of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation
In office
4 January 1999  2 January 2003
Preceded byJosé Vicente Aguinaco Alemán
Succeeded byMariano Azuela Güitrón
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation
In office
26 January 1995  30 November 2009
Nominated byErnesto Zedillo
Appointed bySenate of the Republic
Preceded byNew Seat
Succeeded byArturo Zaldívar
Personal details
Born
Genaro David Góngora Pimentel

(1937-09-08) September 8, 1937
Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico
EducationNational Autonomous University of Mexico

Genaro David Góngora Pimentel (born September 8, 1937) is a Mexican jurist who was a member of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) from 1995 to 2009. He was the President (Chief Justice) of the court from 1999 to 2003.

Góngora Pimentel studied law at the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City,where he later obtained a doctorate.

In 1995, President Ernesto Zedillo nominated him as a Minister (Associate Justice) of the Supreme Court. His appointment was confirmed by the Senate on January 26, 1995.