General Council of the Judiciary of Spain

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The General Council of the Judiciary of Spain is the constitutional body that governs and administers the Spanish judiciary, overseeing judges’ appointments, promotions, and disciplinary matters independently of the executive and legislative branches.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional body ⓘ
judicial council ⓘ
appointmentBody Congress of Deputies ⓘ
Senate of Spain ⓘ
appointmentMethod members elected by Parliament ⓘ
buildingUsed Palacio de los Consejos ⓘ
canImpose disciplinary sanctions on judges ⓘ
cannot exercise judicial functions ⓘ
overturn judicial decisions ⓘ
constitutionalArticle Article 122 of the Spanish Constitution ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
createdTo ensure independence of judges ⓘ
governs judicial career in Spain ⓘ
hasMemberType judicial members ⓘ
lay members ⓘ
hasRole administrative body of the judiciary ⓘ
governing body of the judiciary ⓘ
guarantor of judicial independence ⓘ
headquartersCountry Spain ⓘ
headquartersLocation Madrid ⓘ
includesPosition President of the General Council of the Judiciary ⓘ
members elected by Congress of Deputies ⓘ
members elected by Senate ⓘ
independenceFrom Cortes Generales ⓘ
Government of Spain ⓘ
linked to: Spanish government
issues regulations on judicial organization ⓘ
jurisdiction Spanish judiciary ⓘ
language Spanish ⓘ
legalBasis Spanish Constitution of 1978 ⓘ
memberCount 21 ⓘ
nativeName Consejo General del Poder Judicial ⓘ
oversees judges in Spain ⓘ
judicial school and training of judges ⓘ
magistrates in Spain ⓘ
partOf constitutional system of Spain ⓘ
presidentAlsoHoldsOffice President of the Supreme Court of Spain ⓘ
responsibleFor appointments of judges ⓘ
disciplinary proceedings against judges ⓘ
promotions of judges ⓘ
separatedFrom executive branch of Spain ⓘ
legislative branch of Spain ⓘ
shortName CGPJ ⓘ
supervises operation of courts in Spain ⓘ
termLength 5 years ⓘ
typeOfIndependence functional independence ⓘ
organic independence ⓘ
worksWith Supreme Court of Spain ⓘ

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Referenced by (18)

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

Justice Committee (Congress of Deputies, Spain) → relatedTo → General Council of the Judiciary of Spain ⓘ
subject linked to: Justice Committee
Constitutional Court of Spain → appointmentBy → General Council of the Judiciary of Spain ⓘ
Spanish courts → overseenBy → General Council of the Judiciary of Spain ⓘ
Cortes → relatedInstitution → Spanish judiciary of the Second Republic ⓘ
linked to: General Council of the Judiciary of Spain
General Council of the Judiciary of Spain → nativeName → Consejo General del Poder Judicial ⓘ
linked to: General Council of the Judiciary of Spain
High Court of Justice of the Balearic Islands → subordinateTo → General Council of the Judiciary of Spain ⓘ
Article 122 of the Spanish Constitution → regulates → General Council of the Judiciary of Spain ⓘ
Article 122 of the Spanish Constitution → defines → the General Council of the Judiciary as the governing body of the judiciary in Spain ⓘ
linked to: General Council of the Judiciary of Spain
President of the Supreme Court of Spain → alsoHeads → General Council of the Judiciary of Spain ⓘ
President of the Supreme Court of Spain → memberOf → General Council of the Judiciary of Spain ⓘ
President of the Supreme Court of Spain → nominatedBy → General Council of the Judiciary of Spain ⓘ
Tribunal Constitucional → appointmentOnProposalOf → General Council of the Judiciary of Spain ⓘ
Organic Law of the Judiciary → governs → General Council of the Judiciary in Spain ⓘ
linked to: General Council of the Judiciary of Spain
Criminal Courts (Spain) → overseenBy → General Council of the Judiciary (Spain) ⓘ
subject linked to: Criminal Courts
linked to: General Council of the Judiciary of Spain
Violence against Women Courts → overseenBy → General Council of the Judiciary of Spain ⓘ
European Network of Councils for the Judiciary → hasMember → General Council of the Judiciary (Spain) ⓘ
linked to: General Council of the Judiciary of Spain
Provincial Court of the Balearic Islands → supervisedBy → General Council of the Judiciary of Spain ⓘ
Audiencia Provincial de Salamanca → governingBody → General Council of the Judiciary of Spain ⓘ