Walter Raúl Mendoza Orué

Walter Raúl Mendoza Orué is a judge serving in the Civil and Commercial Court of the Eighth Turn in Asunción, Paraguay. He recently made headlines for his ruling that ordered the Jurado de Enjuiciamiento de Magistrados (JEM) to publicly disclose resolutions signed by former senator Hernán Rivas, who is embroiled in a legal controversy regarding the legitimacy of his law degree. Mendoza Orué emphasized the importance of public access to information as a fundamental human right, underscoring that all state-held information should be made available to the public unless specifically restricted by law.