Heidi Vivian Polania Francois (commonly known as Vivian Polania; born 1987 or 1988) is a Colombian constitutional lawyer, municipal criminal judge, and social media influencer. Her use of Instagram has resulted in her being known as “Jueza hot” (English: "the hot judge").[1][2] She has attracted criticism for her social media activities and for appearing online in court smoking a cigarette, and wearing only underwear. She was warned for her behaviour in 2020, and suspended in 2022 until 2023.
Vivian Polania | |
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| Born | Heidi Vivian Polania Francois 1987 or 1988 |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Education | Catholic University of Colombia Del Rosario University |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer, judge, media influencer |
Education
editPolania is a graduate of the Catholic University of Colombia and specialised in constitutional law at Del Rosario University.[3] In November 2022, she was studying for a master's degree in human rights.[3]
Career
editAfter graduation, Polania worked as a lawyer at the Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia, before working at the Sectional Council of the Judiciary in Bogotá, and later at the 24th municipal criminal court.[3] In 2018, she relocated to Cucuta to become the municipality's first criminal judge.[1]
Aside from her legal work, Polania markets clothing sold by US-companies via her Instagram account,[4] which had 283,000 followers in November 2022.[3] Polania's Instagram content includes photos of her exercise routines and her wearing lingerie.[4] In 2020, Polania received a judicial warning[5] about her decorum.[3] Polania has also been the subject of complaints about her 37 tattoos.[6] In an interview with the Argentinian newspaper, La Nacion she quoted the Colombian Constitution of 1991 pointing out the right to freedom of expression and that her personal life and work life are separate.[1]
In 2020, a solicitor reported Polania to Colombia’s National Commission of Judicial Ethics after she appeared in online court wearing only underwear and smoking a cigarette.[5] In November 2022, the commission suspended[7] her until February 2023.[5]
Personal life
editPolania was aged 34 in 2022.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Vivian Polanía, la jueza que es investigada por las fotos que publica en las redes". LA NACION (in Spanish). 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
- ^ ""Jueza hot" de Colombia, Vivian Polanía, se desata en redes con el pecho al descubierto". El Diario NY (in Spanish). 2020-12-05. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
- ^ a b c d e f "Vivian Polanía | Quién es la jueza colombiana que se hizo viral por fumar semidesmuda en una audiencia virtual en Cúcuta | Colombia | Instagram | Narración | Historias EC | VIDEO VIRAL | MUNDO". El Comercio Perú (in Spanish). 2022-11-22. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
- ^ a b "Investigarán posibles faltas disciplinarias de jueza de Cúcuta Vivian Polanía". El Espectador (in Spanish). 2020-09-09. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
- ^ a b c "Colombian judge caught smoking in bed in her underwear on Zoom". The Independent. 2022-11-25. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
- ^ "Jueza colombiana en medio de la polémica por fotos en Instagram: ¡No pienso cambiar!". CNN (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-07.
- ^ Cali, Casa (22 Nov 2022). "Jueza Vivian Polanía rompió el silencio y habló sobre su polémico video en audiencia virtual". elpais.com.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-07.