The CGPJ (General Council of the Judiciary) should accumulate up to six appointments next judicial year for the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court, the judicial instance that is considered fundamental in the fight against corruption.
This chamber is competent not only to establish legal doctrine, but also to investigate and judge proceedings in which ministers, deputies, and even presidents of the central government and regional governments may be involved.
The article indicates that, at this moment, there are already three vacancies to be filled in the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme, which worsens the need to fill these positions in the coming months.
The concentration of so many appointments in a single chamber, which handles the most sensitive cases in the Spanish political landscape, raises attention about the future functioning of this judicial instance.
