General Council of the Judiciary

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The General Council of the Judiciary is Spain’s highest governing body for the judiciary, responsible for overseeing judges and courts and safeguarding judicial independence.

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional body of Spain ⓘ
judicial council ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Spanish judiciary ⓘ
branch judicial branch of Spain ⓘ
buildingUsed Palacio de las Salesas ⓘ
composition President of the Supreme Court ⓘ
judicial members ⓘ
lay members ⓘ
constitutionalArticle Article 122 of the Spanish Constitution ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
distinctFrom Spanish Government ⓘ
linked to: Spanish government

Spanish Parliament ⓘ
linked to: Cortes Generales
establishedInPeriod post-Franco democratic transition in Spain ⓘ
function administrative governance of the judiciary ⓘ
appointment of judges and magistrates ⓘ
disciplinary proceedings against judges ⓘ
issuing reports on judicial matters ⓘ
participation in appointment of senior judicial posts ⓘ
promotion of judges and magistrates ⓘ
safeguarding judicial independence ⓘ
governs judicial power in Spain ⓘ
hasLegalPersonality yes ⓘ
hasMotto Al servicio de la Justicia ⓘ
headquartersCountry Spain ⓘ
headquartersLocation Madrid ⓘ
jurisdiction Spain ⓘ
languageOfWork Spanish ⓘ
legalBasis Spanish Constitution of 1978 ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Community of Madrid ⓘ
nativeName Consejo General del Poder Judicial ⓘ
oversees courts in Spain ⓘ
judges in Spain ⓘ
partOf constitutional system of Spain ⓘ
presidentAlsoHoldsOffice President of the Supreme Court of Spain ⓘ
responsibleFor administration of the courts ⓘ
judicial career management ⓘ
judicial disciplinary regime ⓘ
role governing body of the judiciary in Spain ⓘ
guarantee of judicial independence in Spain ⓘ
shortName CGPJ ⓘ
subordinateTo Spanish Constitution ⓘ
supervises General Secretariat of the Judiciary ⓘ
typeOfOrganization collegial body ⓘ
website https://www.poderjudicial.es ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Spanish Constitution → judicialOrgan → General Council of the Judiciary ⓘ
General Council of the Judiciary → nativeName → Consejo General del Poder Judicial ⓘ
linked to: General Council of the Judiciary
Supreme Court of Spain → presidentSelectedOnProposalOf → General Council of the Judiciary ⓘ
Ministry of Justice of Spain → coordinatesWith → General Council of the Judiciary ⓘ
CGPJ → fullNameInEnglish → General Council of the Judiciary ⓘ
TC → nominatedBy → General Council of the Judiciary ⓘ
Spanish legal system → hasJudicialCouncil → General Council of the Judiciary ⓘ