Direct appointment of 38 substitute justices of the peace in municipalities of León

The High Court of Justice of Castilla y León has authorized the announcement of vacancies for Substitute Justice of the Peace in 38 municipalities of the province of León, which will be filled through the direct appointment process. The edict, signed in Burgos on September 15, 2026, by the Secretary of Government, Mª Teresa de Benito Martínez, is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of León no. 178, dated September 17, 2026, with reference BOP-LE-2026-178015. Interested parties have fifteen days from the date of publication to submit their application.

The call is based on Article 101.4 of the Organic Law of the Judiciary and Article 11.1 of the Justice of the Peace Regulations 3/1995, of June 7, and was authorized in a session of the Governing Chamber of the Castilian and Leonese high court. All announced positions correspond to the substitute category, and the edict does not include vacancies for permanent justices of the peace in this province.

The convened municipalities

The announcement lists a total of 38 Leonese localities, all with a vacancy for Substitute Justice of the Peace:

• Acebedo
• Alija del Infantado
• Balboa
• Barjas
• Benavides
• Cabañas Raras
• Cacabelos
• Carucedo
• Castilfalé
• Castrocalbón
• Castro tierra de Valmadrigal
• Cea
• Cimanes del Tejar
• Corbillos de los Oteros
• Cubillas de los Oteros
• Encinedo
• Garrafe de Torío
• Gradefes
• Hospital de Órbigo
• Joarilla de las Matas
• Maraña
• Matanza de los Oteros
• Molinaseca
• Oseja de Sajambre
• Palacios del Sil
• Pozuelo del Páramo
• Quintana del Marco
• Santa Marina del Rey
• Sena de Luna
• Toral de los Guzmanes
• Valdemora
• Valverde de la Virgen
• Valverde Enrique
• Villamandos
• Villamañán
• Villabraz
• Villamol
• Villamoratiel de las Matas

Requirements and submission deadline

Applications must be sent directly, for identification purposes, to the High Court of Justice of Castilla y León, Government Secretariat, located at Paseo de la Audiencia 10, 09071 Burgos. The deadline is fifteen days following the publication of the edict in the provincial gazette.

Each application must include:

• A declaration by the interested party stating that they are not subject to any cause of incompatibility or incapacity.
• A photocopy of the D.N.I. (National ID).

Parallel municipal calls

The same bulletin includes an independent municipal call to fill the vacancy for substitute Justice of the Peace of Santa Colomba de Curueño, processed under reference BOP-LE-2026-178005. In this case, it is the responsibility of the Plenary of the City Council to choose the individuals to be proposed to the Governing Chamber of the High Court of Justice of Castilla y León, in accordance with articles 101 and 102 of the Organic Law of the Judiciary and articles 4 and 5.1 of Regulation 3/1995, of June 7.

The deadline is fifteen business days from the day following publication, with submission at the city council’s entry registry or through the means specified in article 16.4 of Law 39/2015, of October 1. The required requirements are:

• To be Spanish.
• To be of legal age.
• To reside in the municipality.
• Not to be subject to causes of incapacity, incompatibility, or prohibitions under Organic Law 6/1985, of July 1, and Regulation 3/1995, of June 7.

The municipal announcement is signed by the mayor, Basilio Martínez González, in Santa Colomba de Curueño on September 14, 2026.

Impact on the rural environment

Filling these positions affects small and dispersed municipalities, where the Justice of the Peace assumes proximity functions regarding civil matters, the civil registry, and judicial assistance. Direct designation allows for the resolution of vacancies that would otherwise remain unattended due to a lack of candidates; therefore, the neighborhood response within the fifteen-day period is decisive for the ordinary functioning of justice in these Leonese localities.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of León, no. 178, September 17, 2026, Administration of Justice, pp. 22-23 (official reference: BOP-LE-2026-178015).