Overview

• Spain’s Audiencia Nacional has asked the CGPJ for two new central investigating courts, a fifth section in the Criminal Chamber, and three commission‑of‑service magistrates to clear 59 pending trials in Sección Segunda, with the proposal already on the CGPJ’s table.
• The tribunal’s backlog includes long‑running macrocausas such as pieces of Gürtel, Pujol, Villarejo, Lezo, Púnica, Emperador and Gowex, with some instructions dating to 2008–2012 that are only now approaching trial.
• The TSJ of Castilla‑La Mancha seeks 45 new judicial posts in its 2024 memory and reports sharp rises in caseloads, including a 15% increase in criminal matters and a 34.5% surge in social jurisdiction, alongside trial suspension rates reaching up to 45% in some provinces.
• Judicial leaders in the region identify Toledo as the most affected province and request specific new seats across provincial, first‑instance, mercantile and social jurisdictions, while also pressing for a new courthouse in Talavera de la Reina to replace obsolete facilities.
• Justice Minister Félix Bolaños announced 50 new specialized judges for violence against women, with 8 starting Friday, 3 October, and 42 more in December, tied to expanded Istanbul Convention competencies and including added posts in Guadalajara, Ciudad Real and Toledo.