▁Special ization ▁in ▁Public ▁Def ender ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁National ▁Council ▁of ▁Mag ist racy ▁of ▁the ▁Domin ican ▁Republic , ▁appointed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁in ▁comp liance ▁with ▁what ▁established ▁the ▁Constitution ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁beginning ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁jud icial ▁reform . ▁The ▁main ▁challenge ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁was ▁to ▁assert ▁the ▁independence ▁of ▁the ▁jud ici ary ▁and ▁promote ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁system ▁of ▁administration ▁of ▁justice , ▁attached ▁to ▁eth ics ▁and ▁law . ▁It ▁was ▁essential ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁top ▁training ▁center ▁for ▁jud ges , ▁since ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁they ▁took ▁office , ▁appointed ▁new ▁jud ges ▁in ▁courts ▁throughout ▁the ▁country , ▁who ▁needed ▁to ▁be ▁trained ▁according ▁to ▁best ▁practices ▁court . ▁ ▁That ▁was ▁how ▁the ▁February ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁by ▁resolution ▁of ▁the ▁Pl enum ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁was ▁born ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Mag istr ates . ▁Later ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁it ▁was ▁en act ed ▁Jud icial ▁Career ▁Law , ▁which ▁was ▁formally ▁constit uted ▁as ▁the ▁National ▁Jud icial ▁College , ▁a ▁body ▁under ▁the ▁Domin ican ▁Jud ici ary ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁mission ▁to ▁train ▁civil ▁servants ▁of ▁the ▁jud ici ary ▁institution ▁. ▁ ▁With ▁no ▁background ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁of ▁training ▁for ▁the ▁training ▁of ▁jud ges , ▁they ▁proceeded ▁to