Now, she is in the unusual position of presiding over a board that her current patron, Mr. Giuliani, wants to abolish -- a position she has said she supports.
"The big thing seems to be once you get a person, if you abolish the position, it's almost impossible to get them again," a former RTD manager said.
Just as she returned, the president announced plans to abolish the position of investigating magistrates; in a sign that her influence was ebbing, those plans emanated from the Élysée Palace rather than the Justice Ministry.
He acknowledged that Tony Blair's sudden decision to abolish the position of lord chancellor and create a new court lacked preparation and consultation.
The American and British governments strongly disagreed on this point the United States wanted to abolish the position and possibly try him as a war criminal, while the British wanted to retain the position, perhaps with Hirohito still reigning.
An article on Dec. 13 about a New Jersey State Senate committee's unanimous vote to abolish the position of poet laureate referred incorrectly to testimony on the issue.
The vote to abolish the position of honorary president was carried by a 94% majority, it said.
Correction: January 1 , 2003 Wednesday An article on Dec. 13 about a New Jersey State Senate committee's unanimous vote to abolish the position of poet laureate referred incorrectly to testimony on the issue.
Kadivar, a strong critic of Islamic jurisprudence, believes there are signs that Khamenei wants to make constitutional changes to abolish the position of president, or make it symbolic and reinstate the role of prime minister.
Although he ultimately failed to abolish the position of the lord chancellor, it was redefined by constitutional reform in 2006: the lord chief justice took over many of the judicial aspects of the role, and the lord chancellor was no longer to serve as speaker of the House of Lords.
