The TSJIB reiterates its request for an inspection to unblock the collapse of the Provincial Court.

PalmThe High Court of Justice of the Balearic Islands (TSJB) has once again urged the General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ) to conduct an extraordinary inspection of the second section of the Provincial Court due to its overcrowding.

The high court's request came after the first request, issued last June, was denied by the state court. Now, given that the situation has worsened over the past few months, the governing body of the TSJIB, meeting a few days ago, has asked Madrid to reconsider its refusal. It should be noted that the backlog in the second section of the TSJIB is nothing new, as trials have been scheduled for as long as four years.

However, what the High Court of the Balearic Islands in Madrid is criticizing is the new allocation regulation that stipulates that certain judges of the chamber in question will be dedicated for six months solely to conducting trials, something that the TSJIB regrets has not occurred. Thus, the court points out that the previous allocation rules, which lead to trials being scheduled for 2029, remain in force.

The Court regrets that the assignment of two additional judges from the civil and criminal chamber of the TSJIB to hear appeals to the second section is not sufficient to solve the problem. In fact, since this mandatory assignment measure was implemented, the judges have issued up to 35 rulings. The High Court also noted that this work, assigned to reduce overcrowding, is not paid.

However, the governing chamber also questions the distribution rules, which, in its opinion, hinder the speedy conduct of trials, despite the Supreme Court's jurisprudence on the jurisdictional nature of the appointments.

Regarding the possibility of the inspection being carried out by the president of the chamber himself, the TSJIB considers it inappropriate for the chamber's own judge, a position held until Wednesday by Carlos Gómez, to carry out the inspection in the second section, justifying his continued involvement. Finally, the TSJB has clarified that the current president of the second section requested an extraordinary inspection, which was also denied.