Spain's cabinet is set to approve 700 new judge and prosecutor posts on Tuesday, 13 October
Spain's Council of Ministers, led by Pedro Sánchez, was scheduled to approve 500 new judge posts and 200 prosecutor posts on Tuesday, 13 October, through two urgent decree laws. The Justice Ministry hopes the posts can be filled in 2027, despite a snap election called for 29 November.
According to sources in the Justice Ministry, the Council of Ministers planned to approve the creation of 500 new judge posts and 200 prosecutor posts on Tuesday, 13 October. The increase equals 7.8% of judicial staff and 6.6% of the prosecution service. The measure will be carried out through two decree laws, whose processing has been approved by the urgent procedure. The texts must first pass the General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ) and then return to the Executive for final approval and publication. The ministry hopes the posts can be filled in 2027, despite the snap election called for 29 November.
Of the 500 judge posts, 172 go to civil courts, 109 to social courts and 69 to criminal courts. A further 87 are for mixed courts, 42 for territorial assignment, 11 for violence against women, six for violence against children and adolescents, eight new court presidencies and four at the National High Court. Andalusia and Catalonia receive the most, with 94 judge posts each, followed by Madrid with 74 and the Valencian Community with 53. For prosecutors, Catalonia gets 47, Andalusia 31 and Madrid 26. The expansion adds to posts already called this year: 375 judge posts, 200 prosecutor posts and 125 magistrate posts through the fourth turn. Separately, the Council approved a royal decree proposed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food granting direct subsidies of 4.8 million euros to agrifood and fisheries bodies.
