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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.
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.
The oidor de casados was a special type of judge that arose to deal with the de facto separation of many married couples during the colonization of the New World and the fact that, after leaving Spain, many married men abandoned their lawful wives and entered into informal relationships with either native or European women.
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.
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 ...
It is composed of seven members: the President of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation, who also serves as the President of the Council; three councilors appointed by the plenary of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation from among the circuit judges and district judges; two councilors appointed by the Senate, and one appointed by the ...
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 ...
She joined the judicial career in 1983, [2] after passing a (minor) public examination to the post of district judge. [3] She had Vinaroz , Valls and Reus as early destinations. [ 2 ] From 1987 to 2008, she worked as magistrate in the provincial audiencias of Tarragona , Segovia and Guadalajara . [ 2 ]