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What it is

Joint exams for judges and prosecutors and measures to speed up Justice

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 19 June 2000. Introduced by: Gobierno.

Official title: Government bill for an Organic Law on urgent measures to streamline the Administration of Justice, amending Organic Law 6/1985, of July 1, on the Judiciary.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000003· updated 11 Nov

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  1. Access exams to the Judicial and Prosecution careers are unified, with single tests and a single examining board. Those who pass choose a career based on their score and the openings available, and a joint Selection Commission is created that calls the exams at least every two years.
  2. One quarter of the openings in the Judicial career is reserved for law graduates with six years of professional practice, who will enter through a merit-and-exam process followed by the selection course at the Judicial School.
  3. Judges of the Higher Courts of Justice (Tribunales Superiores de Justicia) may be assigned from one chamber to another when there is a large difference in workload, with no pay increase, taking into account their seniority, specialty and preferences.
  4. The internship period as an associate judge in the Judicial School course is temporarily reduced to six months, to fill vacancies for sitting judges sooner.
  5. On a temporary basis, the mandatory retirement age for judges is set at 72 until December 31, 2003 (and at 71 until December 31, 2004). Those who retire but keep working will be honorary judges (Magistrados eméritos), and until the end of 2003 people under 75 may serve as substitute judges.
  6. Juvenile courts will be staffed by specialized judges, and appeals against their rulings will now be decided by the Provincial Courts (Audiencias Provinciales). In addition, Judicial Secretaries will assist the juvenile divisions of the prosecutor's offices.

Who it affects

  • Applicants for judge or prosecutor: They will take a single joint exam and choose a career based on their score and available openings.
  • Judges and magistrates: Their retirement is temporarily delayed to age 72, and they may be assigned to other chambers based on workload.
  • Law graduates with six years of practice: One quarter of judicial openings is reserved for them through a merit-and-exam process.
  • Minors facing charges and their families: Appeals against juvenile court decisions are now decided by the Provincial Courts.
  • Judicial Secretaries: They will now assist the juvenile divisions of the prosecutor's offices.

Words worth knowing

Carreras Judicial y Fiscal
The bodies of judges and magistrates (Judicial career) and of prosecutors (Prosecution career).
Oposición
Official competitive exam to obtain a civil service position.
Concurso-oposición
A process that combines an exam with the evaluation of merits, such as professional experience.
Escuela Judicial
The school where applicants who pass the exam are trained before becoming judges.
Audiencia Provincial
A court that, among other matters, decides appeals against rulings by the trial courts of its province.

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.

  1. Introduced19 June 2000Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted20 June 2000The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendments23 June 2000Groups propose changes.
  4. Committee27 September 2000A committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenary18 October 2000All 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senate23 November 2000The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOE21 December 2000It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 9 official steps on a timeline
Jun 2000Jul 2000Aug 2000Sept 2000Oct 2000Nov 200011. 19 June 2000: Presentación22. 20 June 2000: Comisión de Justicia e Interior Publicación desde 20/06/2000 hasta 23/06/200033. 20 June 2000: Calificación44. 23 June 2000: Comisión de Justicia e Interior Enmiendas desde 23/06/2000 hasta 27/09/200055. 27 September 2000: Comisión de Justicia e Interior Informe desde 27/09/2000 hasta 09/10/200066. 9 October 2000: Comisión de Justicia e Interior Dictamen desde 09/10/2000 hasta 18/10/200077. 18 October 2000: Pleno Aprobación desde 18/10/2000 hasta 23/11/200088. 23 November 2000: Senado desde 23/11/2000 hasta 21/12/200099. 21 December 2000: Concluido - (Aprobado con modificaciones) desde 21/12/2000 hasta 01/02/2001

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?

It is law, or will be once published in the BOE. It comes into force on the date its own text sets.

The same initiative in the other chamber:

Published in the BOE: Ley Orgánica 9/2000, of 22 December, on urgent measures to streamline the Administration of Justice, amending Ley Orgánica 6/1985, of 1 July, on the Judiciary.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

  • 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.

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