Milton Ray

Milton Ray Guevara was born on 5 May 1948, in Samaná to Mr. César Leónidas Ray, of African American descent, and Mrs. Ferolina Guevara.

Ray graduated as Doctor in public law (mention très very) in the University of Nice, France in 1975. He is graduate in law Summa cum laude at the Pontifical Catholic University Mother and Master (1965-1970). Besides he has a Master of Advanced Studies in social law, at Sorbonne in Paris, France (1984); a degree in Comparative law by the International Faculty of Comparative Law in Strasbourg, France (1976); a degree in Labour Comparative Law by the International School of Trieste, Italy (1976); and a degree in Banking Comparative law by the School of Banking Law of Barcelona, Spain (1975).

He was professor of mastery in the Iberoamerican University, 2002-2011; professor of the Department of Juridical Sciences, Pontificia Catholic University Mother and Master, 1970-2012; director of the Mastery of Business Right and Economic Legislation, Pontifical Catholic University Mother and Master, 1993-1996; director of the Department of Juridical Sciences of the Pontificia Catholic University Mother and Master, 1988-1997; dean of students with rank of the Vice-chancellor of the Pontificia Catholic University Mother and Master, 1971-1972; it is the current professor of the Department of Juridical Sciences, Pontificia Catholic University Mother and Master, From 1970.

Milton Ray Guevara assumed the presidency of the Constitutional Court on 28 December 2011, swore by the president Leonel Fernández.[1] His designation has not been very seen by a part of the Dominican citizenship that accuses it to be parcializado and follow guidelines of Fernández.[2] Although it exists the rumour that in the country lives a species of "constitutional dictatorship", Guevara has been defended by big part of the civil society.[3] On 28 March 2012, the president of the Senate Reinaldo Pared Pérez accused to Guevara to remit to the varied Senate resources of inconstitucionalidad without before review them and ensure that the same are admissible.[4]

• Doctrina Jurídica Dominicana: Un Aporte Personal (Editora Taller, 1990)
• Institucionalidad y Justicia, Vol. I (co-editor con la Licda. Lidia Cabral, Editora Taller, 1993)
• Institucionalidad y Justicia, Vol. II (colaboración de la Licda. Lidia Cabral)
• Institucionalidad y Justicia, Vol. III (colaboración del Lic. Eddy Tejeda)
• Separata de Doctrina: Ambiente Conceptual para una Legislación de Grupos Financieros Bancarios (Revista Ciencias Jurídicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, 1998)
•  Por un Samaná Mejor, Para un País Mejor (Gestión Senatorial 1998-2000)
•  La Expropiación por Causa de Utilidad Pública en República Dominicana (tesis doctoral publicada en francés)
•  La Guerra del Yom Kippur, Cese del Fuego, Superpotencias y Naciones Unidas (memoria para el certificado de Estudios Internacionales, Instituto de Derecho de la Paz y del Desarrollo)
•  El Canal de Panamá y Las Naciones Unidas (memoria para el doctorado en derecho público)
• Los Extranjeros en la Seguridad Social (memoria para el Diploma de Estudios Avanzados (DEA))
• Opinión Constitucional (2014))[5]

• Reconocimiento Excelencia Docente, Asistencia y Evaluación Estudiantil, Universidad Iberoamericana, UNIBE, 25 de junio de 2010
• Orden Labor Omnia Vincit, por la Asociación Iberoamericana de Derecho del Trabajo y de la Seguridad Social, noviembre de 2004
• Order of the Merit of Duarte, Sánchez and Mella, Big Degree Cross plate of silver, 2004
• Recognition by his support in the coordination and integration of the labour politics between the countries of the region. Council of Ministers of Work of Centroamérica and Dominican Republic, August 2004
• President of Honour of the First National and International Congress of Right of the Work and of the Social Security, San Pedro of Macorís, R.D. 29 June 2001
• Condecorado By the Government of France with the Order of the Legion of Honour, in the Degree of Big Official, 1999
• Recognition to his contribution and dedication to the First Course of Juridical Practice "Pasantía for Lawyers", School of Lawyers, December 1994
• Supreme of Silver Jaycee´s 1994
• Condecoración By the Government of the Republic of France with the National Order of the Merit in the Degree of Big Official, 1987
• Honorary Fellow of the New York Chamber Of Commerce and Industry, November 1981