WORLD NEWS: Justice publishes today “the largest call in history” with 500 positions for judges and magistrates and 200 for prosecutors
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Global attention remains focused on this evolving story as officials and analysts assess the broader implications.
This Monday, the BOE publishes the call for 500 positions for judges and 200 for prosecutors, which the Ministry of Félix Bolaños describes as a “historic” and “unprecedented” milestone. On the one hand, an opposition is opened, which will begin next October, to fill 375 positions for judges and 200 for prosecutors. For its part, the General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ) calls for another 125 positions of judges for the so-called fourth shift, which will be regulated through an opposition competition between jurists of recognized competence and with more than 10 years of professional experience. The Ministry of Justice points out that “the creation of half a thousand positions of judges in one year is historic: it is a figure greater than the sum of the positions created during the last decade”: it will mean an expansion of the judicial staff of the 8.5%. For its part, the tax workforce will grow by 7.1%, going from 2,804 to 3,004. It is also an unprecedented figure, indicates the Ministry of Justice, since in the last 20 years more than 100 new prosecutor positions have never been created in a single year. In parallel, the Ministry of Bolaños is finalizing the two decrees that will regulate the creation of these positions and their distribution throughout the judicial plant. To do so, it will take into account the contributions of the CGPJ, the Prosecutor’s Office, the autonomous communities and the different ministries involved. The distribution of the new positions will be carried out in accordance with objective criteria such as litigation figures and the increase in the population of each region. This analysis has been carried out based on the proposals of the Superior Courts of Justice and the CCAA that have the transferred powers, in addition to the reports from the State Attorney General’s Office and the CGPJ. “This historic macro call and the expansion of the judicial and prosecutorial workforce are milestones that are part of the greatest transformation of Justice in decades, promoted by the Ministry during this legislature to streamline, modernize and bring this public service closer to the citizen,” maintains the department headed by Félix Bolaños. All of this has been possible,” indicates Justice, thanks to the Public Service Efficiency Law of Justice, which introduces a new organizational model. It eliminates the old courts made up of a single judge and his team of officials. They are replaced by trial courts, collegiate bodies made up of various judges that have a single Judicial Office for technical support. The Ministry highlights that this allows the creation of a judicial position (with a cost of 100,000 euros), without the need to create a complete court, which would entail a much higher cost, around 500,000 euros. Although Justice professionals. They denounce that the first months of application of the Efficiency Law is causing real chaos in the Courts. Meanwhile, the Bill to expand and strengthen the Judicial and Prosecutorial Careers continues its parliamentary processing, which foresees the convocation of 2,500 positions for judges and prosecutors in three years. This is, the Bolaños Ministry points out again, “a historical record that will mean an increase of 42.5%” in the workforce.
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Source: This article was originally published by El Español – Home and adapted for our international English-speaking audience.
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