Overview
- A special jury of magistrates, lawyers and legislators in Buenos Aires Province voted unanimously to remove and disqualify Julieta Makintach from the bench.
- Makintach was recused in May after revelations she had secretly participated in a docuseries titled Justice Divine, with footage showing her filmed inside the court.
- The original San Isidro trial of seven health professionals was annulled after more than two months of hearings and over 40 witnesses, and it will restart under a new panel of judges on March 17, 2026.
- Prosecutors cited negligence, disclosure of secrets, breach of duty and abuse of power, while Makintach said she believed she was giving a friend an interview and later expressed deep regret.
- Maradona’s former partner Veronica Ojeda and their son reacted emotionally to the verdict, and Makintach now faces a separate criminal investigation without judicial immunity.