Overview

• Ana del Ser pledged a judiciary that acts with rectitude, honesty and a vocation of service, stressing that judges must resolve conflicts rather than fuel them at the Burgos opening of the 2025–2026 term.
• Del Ser estimated the region needs at least 30 additional judges across first instance, provincial and criminal courts and said a needs assessment will be sent to the Ministry of Justice.
• Fiscal superior Santiago Mena asserted that the Ministerio Fiscal belongs to the Judicial Power and grounded his appeal in the Constitution’s Title VI.
• Regional president Alfonso Fernández Mañueco called for stronger public backing of Justice and the institutions that safeguard freedom and democracy, as CGPJ representatives and security forces joined the event.
• Leaders highlighted ongoing reforms such as tribunales de instancia, the push for greater specialization in gender-violence cases, and operational pressures including a 5.3% rise to 103,000 criminal matters and a 17% increase in violence-against-women cases.