Overview
- The formal opening of the judicial year took place Thursday at the Supreme Court with King Felipe VI present and inaugural speeches delivered by Supreme Court President Isabel Perelló and new Fiscal General Teresa Peramato.
- Recent judicial actions — including a new Audiencia Nacional probe into responsibility for the mass migrant entry in Ceuta and the Supreme Court's suspension of the electoral effects of the 'ley de nietos' — have driven public conflict between parts of the Government and the judiciary.
- Perelló faces pressure from within the judiciary to defend judicial independence forcefully while also managing sharp divisions inside the CGPJ between progressive and conservative vocales.
- Peramato used her first speech to stress legal order and humane treatment in Ceuta, but some fiscal and judicial sources warned she might seek to soften criticism of her convicted predecessor Álvaro García Ortiz, a stance that could deepen friction with Supreme Court magistrates.
- Officials across courts and ministries warn that looming elections are likely to freeze contested legislative reforms, affect the timing of key Supreme Court appointments in 2027, and shape how institutions handle investigations touching political figures.