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The Spanish Judiciary is a professional judiciary whose members are public servants divided into the three categories of judge, magistrate, and Supreme Court magistrate [6] Entrance to the judiciary is limited to Spanish nationals who hold a Bachelor's degree in Law issued by a Spanish university and who are not legally disbarred from applying.
To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge. A vacancy is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years, or until age 70, whichever occurs first.
Portrait of Diego del Corral y Arellano, oidor of the Council of Castile, by the painter Diego Velázquez An oidor (Spanish pronunciation:) was a judge of the Royal Audiencias and Chancillerías, originally courts of Kingdom of Castile, which became the highest organs of justice within the Spanish Empire.
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico; In office August 1, 2006 – October 20, 2021: Appointed by: George W. Bush: Preceded by: Hector Manuel Laffitte: Succeeded by: María Antongiorgi-Jordán: Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico; In office 2001–2006 ...
Mayan alcaldes from Guatemala, 1891. Alcalde (/ æ l ˈ k æ l d i /; Spanish:) is the traditional Spanish municipal magistrate, who had both judicial and administrative functions. An alcalde was, in the absence of a corregidor, the presiding officer of the Castilian cabildo (the municipal council) and judge of first instance of a town.
Thurston County Superior Court (Commissioner 2023; Judge 2023– ) Washington: active: Emilio Núñez [417] New York City Magistrate (1951–1952); Court of Special Sessions (1952–1956); New York City Court (1956–1962); Supreme Court, First Appellate Department (1962–1977) New York: deceased: Gustalo Núñez [418] Lorain Municipal Court ...
The magistrate judge's seat is not a separate court; the authority that a magistrate judge exercises is the jurisdiction of the district court itself, delegated to the magistrate judge by the district judges of the court under governing statutory authority, local rules of court, or court orders. Rather than fixing the duties of magistrate ...
Magistrate judges conduct a wide range of judicial proceedings to expedite the disposition of the civil and criminal caseloads of the United States district courts. Congress set forth in the statute the powers and responsibilities that could be delegated by district court judges to magistrate judges. To achieve maximum flexibility in meeting ...