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Judge is the title given to a judge who works in the state Courts of Justice or in the Federal Regional Courts, judging appeals from first instance decisions. The term is on the rise in Brazil due to the recent election of judge Vicente de Oliveira Silva as the new president of the Court of Justice of Minas Gerais (TJMG). His election to lead one of the largest courts in the country generated great repercussion, especially in Minas Gerais. The selection of the president of a Court of Justice is a crucial event, as it defines the administrative and judicial direction of the court for the next biennium.