Overview

• The Supreme Court’s Secretariat of Disciplinary Control opened an internal inquiry within 24 hours of the April complaint and is gathering witness statements.
• A separate criminal proceeding in the Gender Violence Prosecutor’s Office advanced after the public release of García Maañón’s explicit audio messages.
• The allegations center on recordings in which the 76-year-old judge suggested nonwork meetings, critiqued his secretary’s attire and expressed sexual attraction.
• García Maañón ceased attending chamber sessions in early July, prompting procedural adjustments before filing his leave request.
• Luis Cayuela, the chamber’s most senior member, took over the presidency during the two-week judicial recess and will oversee the tribunal through García Maañón’s absence.