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The High Court adds, with the retirement of a magistrate today, 23 vacancies for magistrates : two in the First Chamber, one in the Second Chamber, Eleven in the Third Chamber, six in the Fourth Chamber and three in the Fifth Chamber. The situation, Marín has described, is leading to a decrease in the number of resolutions of appeals by sentence and it is unfeasible to add even more workload to the remaining magistrates. “ The impact on the rule of law is extremely serious ” and “the first victim of this situation is the defendant,” he stressed.
During his speech, there have been constant allusions to the importance of judicial independence as “the key to our function (…) that ensures the principle of separation of Fax Lists powers enshrined in the Constitution.” The attacks on judicial independence and the repeated and open confrontation between the different political forces, he has insisted, undermine the credibility of the institution.
The acting president recalled the repeated calls from the European Commission for the CGPJ to be urgently renewed and the condemnatory ruling that, along these lines, was handed down by the ECHR, pointing out that the delay was unjustified and was generating serious dysfunctions in the functioning of the judicial system. “Although we are plural and have visions that may not coincide, we are not pulleys for the transmission of political agendas.”
“It is not the president of the Supreme Court who is responsible for formulating political strategy proposals, but given the seriousness of the situation, it does not seem unreasonable to suggest (…) some brief guidelines for the improvement of Justice, which could well be assumed by everyone.” political actors," said Marín, who has urged the CGPJ to be renewed in accordance with the times set by the Constitution, through broad consensus , with the utmost respect for principles of merit and avoiding quotas derived from ideological affinities. The reform must be adopted as soon as possible to then undertake the reform of the system for appointing members of judicial origin, he has maintained. “It would be a disservice to democracy if the opportunity for depoliticization and consensus within the CGPJ were missed in the face of a situation as crucial as it is delicate and with effects as harmful as those indicated.
At the event, chaired by the King, the State Attorney General, Álvaro García, also participated, who vindicated the role of the institution and indicated that they are more than prepared to take charge of the criminal investigation .
Also attending were the president of the General Council of the Judiciary, member Vicente Guilarte, and other members of the governing body of the judges; the members of the Government Chamber of the Supreme Court and the magistrates of this judicial body; and the presidents of the Superior Courts of Justice, among other judicial authorities. The president of Congress, Francina Armengol, was also present; the president of the Senate, Pedro Rollán; the president of the Constitutional Court, Cándido Conde-Pumpido; the acting Minister of Justice, Pilar Llop; the president of the Council of State, Magdalena Valerio; the president of the Court of Accounts, Enriqueta Chicano; and the Ombudsman, Ángel Gabilondo. The leader of the Popular Party, Alberto Nuñez Feijóo, also attended.
During his speech, there have been constant allusions to the importance of judicial independence as “the key to our function (…) that ensures the principle of separation of Fax Lists powers enshrined in the Constitution.” The attacks on judicial independence and the repeated and open confrontation between the different political forces, he has insisted, undermine the credibility of the institution.
The acting president recalled the repeated calls from the European Commission for the CGPJ to be urgently renewed and the condemnatory ruling that, along these lines, was handed down by the ECHR, pointing out that the delay was unjustified and was generating serious dysfunctions in the functioning of the judicial system. “Although we are plural and have visions that may not coincide, we are not pulleys for the transmission of political agendas.”
“It is not the president of the Supreme Court who is responsible for formulating political strategy proposals, but given the seriousness of the situation, it does not seem unreasonable to suggest (…) some brief guidelines for the improvement of Justice, which could well be assumed by everyone.” political actors," said Marín, who has urged the CGPJ to be renewed in accordance with the times set by the Constitution, through broad consensus , with the utmost respect for principles of merit and avoiding quotas derived from ideological affinities. The reform must be adopted as soon as possible to then undertake the reform of the system for appointing members of judicial origin, he has maintained. “It would be a disservice to democracy if the opportunity for depoliticization and consensus within the CGPJ were missed in the face of a situation as crucial as it is delicate and with effects as harmful as those indicated.
At the event, chaired by the King, the State Attorney General, Álvaro García, also participated, who vindicated the role of the institution and indicated that they are more than prepared to take charge of the criminal investigation .
Also attending were the president of the General Council of the Judiciary, member Vicente Guilarte, and other members of the governing body of the judges; the members of the Government Chamber of the Supreme Court and the magistrates of this judicial body; and the presidents of the Superior Courts of Justice, among other judicial authorities. The president of Congress, Francina Armengol, was also present; the president of the Senate, Pedro Rollán; the president of the Constitutional Court, Cándido Conde-Pumpido; the acting Minister of Justice, Pilar Llop; the president of the Council of State, Magdalena Valerio; the president of the Court of Accounts, Enriqueta Chicano; and the Ombudsman, Ángel Gabilondo. The leader of the Popular Party, Alberto Nuñez Feijóo, also attended.
