SPANISH JUDICIARY ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNANCE IGNACIO PANDO ECHEVARRA

SPANISH JUDICIARY. ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNANCE. IGNACIO PANDO ECHEVARRÍA. JUDGE.

Spanish territorial organization

GOVERNANCE GENERAL COUNCIL OF THE JUDICIARY n GOVERNING CHAMBERS n PRESIDENTS OF PROVINCIAL COURTS n JUDGES BOARDS n DOYEN JUDGES n

Governance organization

GENERAL COUNCIL FOR THE JUDICIARY Composition n Functions n

DELEGATED BODIES. GOVERNING CHAMBERS n PRESIDENTS OF PROVINCIAL COURTS n JUDGES BOARDS n DOYEN JUDGES n

ORGANIZATION AND STRUCTURE CRIMINAL JURISIDICTION

Judicial Pyramid

FIRST LEVEL n COURTS OF PEACE

SECOND LEVEL INVESTIGATING COURTS n CRIMINAL COURTS n JUVENILE COURTS n PENITENTIARY SURVEILLANCE COURTS n

INVESTIGATING COURTS. FUNCTIONS. To judge appeals against judgements from judges of peace. n To investigate any offence. n To protect constitutional guarantees. n To trial minor offences. n

THIRD LEVEL. PROVINCIAL COURTS. To judge appeals against judgements of inferior courts of the province. n To trial offences over five years of imprisonment. n To judge under proceedings of jury trial n

FOURTH LEVEL. HIGHER COURT OF JUSTICE. To investigate and trial offences committed members of regional parliament or goverment, and judges serving in the a. c. n To judge appeals against judgements of Jury Trial. n To judge appeals against judgements of Provincial Courts (not implemented yet). n

FIFTH LEVEL. SUPREME COURT. To Investigate and judge offences committed by higher members of the nation. n special revision appeal (casación) n revise final sentences (recurso de revisión) n

NATIONAL COURT ORGANIZATION n FUNCTIONS n

CONSTITUTIONAL COURT COMPOSITION. n FUNCTIONS. n