Overview
- He rejected a newspaper article’s claim that he or the Supreme Court targets corruption cases, calling the suggestion false.
- He stressed that the duty of impartiality bars a justice from expressing preferences about the progress or outcome of ongoing cases.
- He clarified that the timing of proceedings involving Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, including Cuadernos, Hotesur and the Iran Memorandum, is set by trial judges and the superior courts overseeing them.
- He voiced concern about vacancies on the bench, as the Court operates with three members and broader staffing gaps weigh on the judiciary’s functioning.
- Reporting details 359 vacant posts across national and federal courts, with 204 shortlists awaiting Executive submission to Congress, vacancy rates near 33% and rising, no new judicial or prosecutorial appointments under the Milei government, and open seats used as negotiating leverage between the Executive and Congress.