Judge José Eduardo Franco dos Reis, who, for over 40 years, used the fake name of Edward Albert Lancelot Dodd Caterbury Caterham Wickfield, was coordinator of the Serra Negra Regional Center of the Paulista School of Judiciary for over a year.
The false judge assumed the coordination of the São Paulo Court of Justice on October 17, 2005. About a year and three months later, José Eduardo left office on February 14, 2007.
The Paulista School of Judiciary was created in 1988 and develops two types of education. In the school there is the continuous formation of magistrates, with initial training and improvement courses. In addition, there are also courses open to the entire legal community, such as postgraduate, university extension, fast courses, seminars, lectures and other events.
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A retired judge was reported by the São Paulo Public Prosecution Service (MPSP) for the use of false document and ideological falsehood. As determined by CNN For over 40 years, man has deceived public institutions using a fictitious name.
The court ordered the suspension of his retirement.
According to the complaint, the retired judge who was identified as Edward Albert Lancelot Dodd Canterbury Caterham Wickfield 67 years old, in reality it is called José Eduardo Franco dos Reis . Throughout his career, the man used the fake name and held prominent positions in the Court of Justice of São Paulo. In 1995, shortly after passing the contest for judge, José Eduardo gave an interview in which he said he was a descendant of “British nobles”.
So far, the reasons that led the magistrate to do this are unknown. The plot was investigated by the Civil Police after the judge tried to take a new way from the RG with the fake name in October 2024.
The court accepted the complaint and made the defendant judge last Monday (31), and the case runs under secret.
With the fictional name, José Eduardo studied law at University of São Paulo (USP) In the 1980s and, years later, he held a competition and joined the São Paulo judiciary.
As a judge, he acted in civil courts, in which he gave thousands of decisions. The sentences were signed as “Edward Albert Lancelot DC Caterham Wickfield.” José Eduardo also coordinated the Regional Center of the Paulista School of Magistracy in Serra Negra (SP). His retirement was published in 2018.
The fictional personality would have been created in September 1980, when Reis was able to take a RG with the fake name. In the document, he was reported that he was the son of Richard Lancelot Canterbury Caterham Wickfield and Anna Marie Dubois Vincent Wickfield, a family of British origin.
José Eduardo obtained the first false document through a corporation waiver certificate issued by the Brazilian Army, a public prosecution server portfolio and a work and social security portfolio, as well as voter title.
He is accused of committing the crimes of ideological falsehood and the use of false document three times.
THE CNN Try to locate José Eduardo’s defense. THE CNN He also sought the Paulista School of the Judiciary and awaits return.
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Source: CNN Brasil
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