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Beatriz Biedma Elected Chief Judge of Badajoz With 20 of 25 Votes

Formal assumption of the post depends on CGPJ validation followed by BOE publication.

Overview

  • Local judges held the vote on Wednesday, selecting Biedma as the only candidate for the decanato.
  • She will become the first woman to hold the chief judge role in the Badajoz judicial district.
  • She succeeds Emilio García-Cancho Murillo, who left the post on September 30 to preside over the Provincial Court.
  • Ángel Dionisio Estévez continues as acting chief judge until the BOE notice is issued and the swearing-in occurs.
  • Biedma leads Investigating Court No. 3 in Badajoz and oversees the 'David Sánchez' case, and the decanato carries a four-year term with duties in case allocation and court administration.