Overview
- Phase III of the reform requires nationwide replacement of individual courts with Tribunales de Instancia by 31 December, targeting high‑volume districts including Vigo and Córdoba.
- Vigo has named four directors and seven deputy directors for the common services, with formal BOE and DOG publication still pending and full staff placement yet to be completed.
- The Vigo model will integrate 41 court clerks (letrados) and 364 civil servants into large common services, while the local personnel board disputes the approved RPT and seeks a postponement.
- In Córdoba the new structure reallocates 406 civil servants, including 106 in the Servicio Común General and 188 in the Servicio Común de Tramitación, with separate Civil and Criminal areas and a management protocol still being drafted.
- Unions, letrados associations seeking a six‑month delay, and many chief judges voice concern over readiness, citing the need for clearly assigned support teams, functioning electronic case files and digital alert systems.