Overview

• Ignacio Picatoste Sueiras was appointed on June 18, 2025, by a unanimous vote of the Pleno del Consejo General del Poder Judicial.
• He succeeds José María Gómez y Díaz-Castroverde, who opted not to seek a second term after five years leading Galicia’s highest court.
• In his March presentation, Picatoste Sueiras outlined three core commitments: advancing judicial careers, improving support for citizens and victims, and overhauling justice administration.
• A member of the tribunal’s Sala de Gobierno for twenty years, he spent the past five years as president of the Audiencia Provincial de A Coruña.
• He prevailed over fellow candidates Antonio Fraga Mandián and Fernando Alañón Olmedo, reflecting broad backing for his three decades of service in Galicia’s courts.