José Marinero Cortés
El Salvador
Summary
Over 20 years of professional experience at the intersection of public law and public policy with emphasis on democratic governance, open government, rule of law and public administration Legal and consulting practitioner and lecturer on public administration, administrative law, policy analysis and justice; former civil servant Multidisciplinary and international graduate training on constitutional and administrative law, and public policy and management
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Partner
Novis Estudio Legal (law firm)
01.2020 - Current
- Founding partner of new regional Central American law firm Areas of practice: administrative law, judicial review of administrative decisions, regulatory law, rule and law drafting and analysis, and public policy
Graduate Lecturer of Public Administration and Policy Analysis
José Simeón Cañas Central American University (UCA), Law School
01.2002 - Current
- Graduate Lecturer of Public Administration and Policy Analysis Founder and current lecturer of first open government graduate course in country
- Organized and taught continued education courses on open government, public management, democratic governance.
President
Fundación Democracia, Transparencia y Justicia (Fundación DTJ)
01.2011 - 02.2023
- Pro bono Cofounder in 2011, board member since 2015, and official spokesperson since 2020
Founding member of the Public Law Department
Sáenz & Asociados El Salvador
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Anticorruption, Civil Service Reform and Administrative Procedures Project Manager
Project Manager
TetraTech DPK (USAID implementing partner)
01.2016 - 01.2019
- Design and early implementation of a new project portfolio focused on improving across-government institutional responses to corruption, civil service reform initiatives and the effective implementation of the Salvadoran Administrative Procedures Law
Founder and consultant
Marinero Cortés Consultores (solo law and policy consultancy firm)
01.2010 - 01.2019
- Areas of practice: democratic governance, administrative law, government litigation, institutional reorganization, government transparency and civic engagement, public management and child policy and rights
Legal advisory for the Office of the Technical Secretariat
International Development Cooperation (AECID) El Salvador
01.2010 - 01.2016
Head Legal Counsel
Office of the Technical Secretariat of the Presidency of El Salvador
01.2011 - 01.2012
- Provided legal and policy advice to the institutional leadership and led legal team at the principal economic and social policy advisory office to the President of El Salvador
Administrative Law Consultant and Member of Task Force
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) El Salvador
01.2006 - 01.2007
Head Legal Counsel
Chamber of Administrative Judicial Review of the Supreme Court of Justice of El Salvador
01.2002 - 01.2007
- Led staff of legal counsels to this Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of El Salvador entrusted with the judicial review of central and local government decisions
Education
Master of Public Administration -
Harvard University
01.2010
Master of Public Policy -
University of California, Berkeley
01.2009
Certification (Diploma) of Advanced Studies in Constitutional -
Universidad de Salamanca
01.2001
Licenciatura - Law
Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas UCA
El Salvador05.1999
Skills
- Policy analysis
- Public Policy
- Strategic Planning
- Budgeting
Languages
Spanish
Native language
English
Proficient
C2
French
Elementary
A2
Timeline
Partner
Novis Estudio Legal (law firm)
01.2020 - Current
Founding member of the Public Law Department
Sáenz & Asociados El Salvador
01.2019 - 01.2020
Project Manager
TetraTech DPK (USAID implementing partner)
01.2016 - 01.2019
President
Fundación Democracia, Transparencia y Justicia (Fundación DTJ)
01.2011 - 02.2023
Head Legal Counsel
Office of the Technical Secretariat of the Presidency of El Salvador
01.2011 - 01.2012
Founder and consultant
Marinero Cortés Consultores (solo law and policy consultancy firm)
01.2010 - 01.2019
Legal advisory for the Office of the Technical Secretariat
International Development Cooperation (AECID) El Salvador
01.2010 - 01.2016
Administrative Law Consultant and Member of Task Force
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) El Salvador
01.2006 - 01.2007
Graduate Lecturer of Public Administration and Policy Analysis
José Simeón Cañas Central American University (UCA), Law School
01.2002 - Current
Head Legal Counsel
Chamber of Administrative Judicial Review of the Supreme Court of Justice of El Salvador
01.2002 - 01.2007
Master of Public Administration -
Harvard University
Master of Public Policy -
University of California, Berkeley
Certification (Diploma) of Advanced Studies in Constitutional -
Universidad de Salamanca
Licenciatura - Law
Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas UCA
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