What it is
Proposal to extend Supreme Court support staff and retirement age
It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 21 January 2023. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Popular en el Congreso.
Official title: Private member's bill for an Organic Law amending Article 61 bis and Article 386 of Organic Law 6/1985, of 1 July, on the Judiciary.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000289· updated 11 Nov
Automatic summary, not yet reviewed
- The bill would allow the Ministry of Justice to extend, in one-year periods, the temporary assignment of additional members to the Technical Office of the Supreme Court, which is currently limited to one year.
- It would also extend voluntary retirement for Supreme Court Justices to age 74, while other judges would still retire voluntarily at 72 at the latest.
- The law would take effect twenty days after its publication in the Official State Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado).
Who it affects
- Supreme Court Justices (Magistrados del Tribunal Supremo): They could request to stay on the job until age 74 instead of 72.
- Judges in general: Mandatory retirement at 70 and voluntary extension up to 72 would stay the same for them.
- Lawyers assigned to the Supreme Court's Technical Office: Their one-year temporary assignment could be extended in one-year periods.
- People who go to court: The proposal aims to ease the shortage of Supreme Court Justices, which reports cited in the text say delays thousands of rulings.
Words worth knowing
- Proposición de Ley Orgánica
- A bill proposing changes to an organic law, which covers fundamental rights or the organization of the State. It is not an approved law; it is still being processed.
- Consejo General del Poder Judicial
- The body that governs judges in Spain, for example by proposing their appointments.
- Sala de Gobierno
- An internal body of a court that handles its organization and operation.
- Gabinete Técnico
- A team of lawyers that temporarily supports the Supreme Court in its work.
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Where it stands
How far did it get?
It took 2 of 7 steps. It reached Admitted, and today it is unfinished.
- Introduced21 January 2023Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted31 January 2023The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
- Amendmentsnot reachedGroups propose changes.
- Committeenot reachedA committee goes through the text in detail.
- Plenarynot reachedAll 350 deputies vote.
- Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
- BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 6 official steps on a timeline
Was there a plenary vote?
We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.
What happens next
What happens now?
The legislature ended before it finished. To go on, someone would have to introduce it again in the new Cortes.
It has not been presented again yet.
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000289
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.
Retrieved 11 November 2026
- The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
- Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
- We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.