Me Joseph Mécène Jean-Louis, former judge at the Court of Cassation, passed away on Tuesday, October 6, around 6 p.m. in a hospital center in Gonaïves at the age of 77 due to respiratory distress.<\/p>

Me Joseph Mécène Jean-Louis is remembered as a magistrate whose professional career spanned several decades within the Haitian justice system. Having served as both a judge and prosecutor, he worked in various jurisdictions across the country, from the court of first instance to the Court of Appeal, before joining the highest judicial court.<\/p>