Caryslia Rodríguez

Caryslia Beatriz Rodríguez Rodríguez (born 1960) is a Venezuelan attorney, politician and judge who was named by Nicolás Maduro as president of Venezuela's Supreme Tribunal of Justice (TSJ) in January 2024, while also serving as a judge in the Electoral Chamber of the high court. A member of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), she previously served as the acting mayor of Caracas, and was counselor for the government and headed the Municipal Chamber of Caracas.

Education Rodríguez attended primary and secondary school in Maracay. She also worked for the Venezuelan Transmission Network.

Rodríguez joined the Fifth Republic Movement, started by Hugo Chávez, in the 1990s, and founded its women's board. she served with PSUV support by the National Assembly of Venezuela, "which is aligned with the Nicolás Maduro regime", according to El Diario de Caracas, where she was immediately made president.

2024 presidential election After the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election, a 6 August article in The New York Times stated that the National Electoral Council (CNE) declaration that Maduro won "plunged Venezuela into a political crisis ... and provoked global denunciation." Maduro did not acknowledge the results which showed him losing the election, and instead asked the TSJ on 1 August to audit and approve the results.

On 22 August, as anticipated, after reviewing materials submitted, the TSJ, composed of justices loyal to Maduro, validated the CNE's statements of a win by Maduro in a statement read by Rodríguez.

Sanctions On 12 September 2024, the U.S. sanctioned 16 individuals for their involvement in the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election, including Rodríguez.