Eduardo Trelles Río, new substitute justice of the peace of Sobrescobio

Eduardo Trelles Río is the new substitute justice of the peace for Sobrescobio. He was appointed by the Governing Chamber of the High Court of Justice of the Principality of Asturias via an edict published in the Official Gazette of the Principality of Asturias (BOPA) number 202, dated October 19, 2026, with the official reference Code 2026-08208.

The edict is issued “in compliance with the Agreement of the Governing Chamber” of the Asturian high court dated September 9, 2026, adopted in government file 10/2026 regarding the designation of a substitute justice of the peace for Sobrescobio. The resolution was adopted “based on the merits alleged” by the candidate, although the text does not publish further details regarding the selection process. The document is signed by the Government Secretary of the High Court of Justice of the Principality of Asturias in Oviedo, also dated September 9, 2026, and is located in section V, Administration of Justice, of the regional gazette.

A position designated by the Governing Chamber

The appointment is supported by Article 8 and concordant articles of Regulation 3/95, of June 7, on Justices of the Peace, the regulation that develops the regime of these bodies within the state scope. The competence to designate justices of the peace and their substitutes corresponds to the Governing Chamber of the respective High Court of Justice, once the corresponding government file has been processed.

The figure of the justice of the peace is the first instance of proximity judiciary in municipalities where there is no court of first instance and instruction. In the case of Sobrescobio, a council in eastern Asturias, the position is now filled in its substitution modality, meaning to replace the titular holder in cases of absence, vacancy, or impossibility.

Twenty calendar days to take the oath of office

The edict precisely sets the calendar that the appointee must follow:

• He must take office within twenty calendar days following the date of publication of the edict in the BOPA.
• Taking office requires a prior oath or promise.
• The oath is taken before the Judge of First Instance and Instruction of the District, or before the Dean if there are several.
• The deadline and form of taking office comply with Article 20 of Regulation 3/95, of June 7.

The count, therefore, begins on October 19, 2026, the date the edict appeared in the official gazette.

A round of appointments in the same quarter

The designation for Sobrescobio is part of a series of edicts from the Government Secretariat of the Asturian high court published in recent weeks, all of them with the same legal basis:

• Carreño: Diego Llorente Muñiz, substitute justice of the peace, government file 13/2026, published on October 14, 2026.
• Riosa: Guillermo Fernández Alonso, substitute justice of the peace, government file 29/2026, published on October 14, 2026.
• Las Regueras: Santiago Fernández Reinante Salvatierra, titular justice of the peace, government file 12/2026, published on August 12, 2026.

In parallel, the bulletin itself has included municipal calls to fill these positions, such as the one approved by the City Council of Yernes y Tameza on October 2, 2026, which invokes articles 99 to 103 of the Organic Law of the Judiciary and Regulation 3/1995 to establish the requirements for applicants: Spanish nationality, legal age, full exercise of civil rights, and the absence of causes for incapacity or incompatibility.

Closing

Filling the position in Sobrescobio ensures the continuity of the local judicial service in a small municipality, where the justice of the peace assumes functions of the civil registry, summons, and minor civil and criminal matters that do not require the intervention of a court of first instance. The edict makes the appointment public and official, and opens the period for Eduardo Trelles Río to formalize his incorporation before the judicial body of the district.

Source: Official Gazette of the Principality of Asturias, no. 202 of October 19, 2026, section V. Administration of Justice, page 1/1 (official reference: Code 2026-08208).