Overview
- Emiliano has filed for recognition at the highest professional evaluation with the Consiglio giudiziario di Bari, the first step before the CSM’s Fourth Commission and then the Plenum.
- He left the magistracy in 2003 with a fourth evaluation and, now 66, seeks to reenter at the top grade after two decades as Bari mayor and Puglia’s regional president.
- His dossier cites administrative achievements from his political tenure, including the Punta Perotti demolition, whose relevance to judicial advancement remains uncertain.
- If granted, the status would lift his magistrate pay to about €7,000 net per month, with consequential effects on salary progression and pension.
- The move follows Antonio Decaro’s veto of his regional-council bid and indications he will not be named assessor, as commentators question the legal basis and warn of a revolving-door precedent.