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Peru’s Supreme Court Forms High-Level Panel to Draft Judicial Reform Plan

The move asserts judicial independence in response to outside efforts to reshape the courts.

Overview

  • The Sala Plena created the commission on February 10 under the leadership of Supreme Court President Janet Tello Gilardi.
  • The panel’s members are justices Carlos Giovani Arias Lazarte, Aldo Martín Figueroa Navarro, Wílber Bustamante del Castillo, and Ramiro Antonio Bustamante Zegarra.
  • The group is tasked with designing a structural proposal to update the Organic Law of the Judiciary.
  • The initiative is presented as a response to external reform drives from other state institutions, including Congress, with court leaders stressing autonomy and independence.
  • The measure was formalized by Resolution No. 000001-2026-SP-CS-PJ, assigns technical support from the Presidency’s Advisory Cabinet, and cites constitutional backing reported as Articles 138 and 139 by most outlets, with one report citing Article 130.