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What it is

How judges and prosecutors' salaries are set in Spain

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 3 October 2002. Introduced by: Gobierno.

Official title: Government bill regulating the pay system of the judicial and prosecutorial careers.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000111· updated 11 Nov

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  1. The law sets the pay system for judges and magistrates to guarantee their economic independence. Their pay has a fixed part and a variable part tied to goals, and they may not receive anything else for performing their judicial duties.
  2. The fixed part is divided into basic pay (salary and seniority, with a 5% increase of the starting salary for every three years of service) and complementary pay (destination allowance and specific allowance). They also receive two extra payments a year, in June and December.
  3. The destination allowance depends on the size of the population, the position held and other circumstances of the posting. The specific allowance pays for positions with special responsibility, training, complexity or hardship.
  4. The variable part rewards individual performance. A judge who exceeds the goal for their posting by 20% receives between 5% and 10% more in fixed pay; if, for reasons attributable to the judge, they reach less than 80%, they lose 5%. The General Council of the Judiciary sets the goals and certifies twice a year whether they are met.
  5. Special pay is recognized for on-call duty, extraordinary services without relief from judicial duties and certain substitutions, and it is compatible with the other pay items. Prosecutors follow the same scheme, with their own amounts in the annexes and a variable goal-based allowance to be set by royal decree.
  6. The law creates the Judicial Transparency Plan, a tool that gives the Cortes Generales (Spanish parliament), the Government, the General Council of the Judiciary and the autonomous communities up-to-date information on the activity and workload of all courts.

Who it affects

  • Judges and magistrates: They receive a salary with a fixed part and a variable part based on performance, plus special pay for on-call and extraordinary services.
  • Prosecutors: The same pay scheme applies to them, with their own amounts in the annexes and a variable goal-based allowance.
  • Judicial secretaries (secretarios judiciales): The Government must regulate their new pay regime in line with the principles of this law.
  • Public authorities and autonomous communities: They receive continuous information on the activity and workload of all courts through the Judicial Transparency Plan.

Words worth knowing

Carrera judicial
The body of judges and magistrates that makes up the Spanish judiciary.
Carrera fiscal
The body of prosecutors, the public officials who defend public interests in court.
Complemento de destino
Part of the salary that depends on the workplace (size of the population) and the position held.
Complemento específico
Extra payment for positions with special responsibility, complexity or hardship.
Consejo General del Poder Judicial
The governing body of Spain's judges and magistrates.

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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. Introduced3 October 2002Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted4 October 2002The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendments8 October 2002Groups propose changes.
  4. Committee20 November 2002A committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenary5 March 2003All 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senate13 March 2003The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOE14 May 2003It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 9 official steps on a timeline
Oct 2002Nov 2002Dec 2002Jan 2003Feb 2003Mar 2003Apr 200311. 3 October 2002: Presentación22. 4 October 2002: Comisión de Justicia e Interior Publicación desde 04/10/2002 hasta 08/10/200233. 4 October 2002: Calificación44. 8 October 2002: Comisión de Justicia e Interior Enmiendas desde 08/10/2002 hasta 20/11/200255. 20 November 2002: Comisión de Justicia e Interior Informe desde 20/11/2002 hasta 19/02/200366. 19 February 2003: Comisión de Justicia e Interior Dictamen desde 19/02/2003 hasta 05/03/200377. 5 March 2003: Pleno Aprobación desde 05/03/2003 hasta 13/03/200388. 13 March 2003: Senado desde 13/03/2003 hasta 14/05/200399. 14 May 2003: Concluido - (Aprobado con modificaciones) desde 14/05/2003 hasta 10/06/2003

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: Law 15/2003, of 26 May, regulating the remuneration regime for the judicial and prosecution careers.

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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