Competition opens for minister of the Santiago Court of Appeals

The Supreme Court opened a ten-day competition to fill the position of Minister of the Santiago Court of Appeals, vacant following the appointment of its incumbent, Marisol Andrea Rojas Moya, and simultaneously extended the competition for member lawyers of the highest court for the triennium March 2027-March 2030. Both notices were ordered by the Administrative Corporation of the Judiciary and were published on Friday, November 13, 2026, in Section IV of the Official Gazette, with official reference CVE 2902167.

The position in Santiago and its category

The competition for the Santiago Court of Appeals extends for ten days starting from the publication of the notice and corresponds to the Second Category of the Primary Scale, Grade IV of the Judiciary Salary Scale. The vacancy arose due to the appointment of its incumbent, Marisol Andrea Rojas Moya.

Applications are received exclusively electronically, through the Personnel Recruitment and Selection System available at www.poderjudicial.cl, and interested parties must prove the requirements of the Organic Code of Courts. The process was registered under Administrative Role No. AD-1862-2026 and the notice is signed by the secretary of the Supreme Court, Jorge Eduardo Sáez Martin.

Required documents and grounds for inadmissibility

Applicants must provide a complete and current file:

• Curriculum vitae and supporting documentation of merits.
• Declaration under Article 36 of Law No. 14,908, regarding family abandonment and payment of alimony.
• Sworn declarations under Articles 258 and 469 of the Organic Code of Courts.
• Documentation in accordance with Judiciary acts No. 274-2007, No. 184-2014, and No. 179-2015, and the court order of December 23, 2008 (Act No. 304) with its modification of January 30, 2009 (Act No. 33).

The notice warns that documentation must necessarily be submitted complete and current: failure to do so leads to the inadmissibility of the application, according to Article 6 of Act No. 184-2014.

Extension for member lawyers of the highest court

For ten consecutive days, and based on the second paragraph of Article 219 of the Organic Code of Courts and Plenary Act No. 274-2008 of November 7, 2008, the competition for the formation of the shortlists of member lawyers of the Supreme Court for the triennium March 2027-March 2030 was extended. Applications are submitted at www.pjud.cl and require a law degree certificate, professional background for at least the last five years, and four declarations: residence, authorization for alimony deduction, kinship, and incompatibilities. The process carries Administrative Role No. 1740-2026 and inquiries are channeled through postulaciones@poderjudicial.cl.

The same bulletin gathers equivalent extensions for competitions for member lawyers for the year 2027 in the courts of appeals of Arica (Case 778-2026), Iquique (Case 1260-2026 Plenary), Antofagasta (Case 934-2026), Copiapó (Case 260-2026), La Serena, Valdivia (Case 477-2026), Puerto Montt (Case 504-2026), and Coyhaique (Case 690-2026), all for ten calendar days from the date of publication.

Other vacancies in the same edition

Section IV of the Official Gazette No. 44,598 also includes competitions in courts of first instance:

• Two positions for rapporteur of the Court of Appeals of Antofagasta (Cases 972-2026 and 973-2026), one due to the appointment of Evelyn Carolina Ibarbe Vicencio and another due to the transfer of Christopher Danilo Fernández de la Cuadra.
• Judicial receiver of Calama (Case 971-2026), vacant due to the cessation of functions of Humberto Jacobo Carvajal Donoso.
• Executive secretary of the Guarantee Court of Iquique, due to the creation of the position in accordance with Law No. 19,665, amended by Law No. 20,876.
• 3rd Administrative Assistant of the Family Court of Arica, vacant due to the resignation of Karla Julia Pérez Paxi.

Why it matters

The definition of these vacancies matters because the Court of Appeals of Santiago is the appellate court with the highest caseload in the country and because the member lawyers of the Supreme Court intervene in the composition of its chambers for three full years. With deadlines of only ten days, whether calendar or from publication, applicants must gather degrees, sworn statements, and current background records without room for error: the notice itself establishes inadmissibility as the consequence of an incomplete file.

Source: Official Gazette of the Republic of Chile, no. 44,598, Friday, November 13, 2026, Section IV, p. 1 (official reference: CVE 2902167).