The TSJA appoints Inés Chumillas as the titular justice of the peace of Obejo

The Governing Chamber of the High Court of Justice of Andalusia, Ceuta, and Melilla (TSJA) has appointed Inés Chumillas Fernández as the titular justice of the peace of Obejo (Córdoba). The agreement was adopted in the session held on September 9, 2026, and is made public via an edict from the Government Secretariat of the high court. The appointment appears published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Córdoba, number 196, corresponding to October 9, 2026, with the official reference BOP-A-2026-3284.

The agreement and its publication

The edict, issued by the Government Secretariat based in Granada, details that the Governing Chamber of the TSJA approved the appointment in its meeting on September 9, 2026, within the Judicial District of Córdoba. The text was signed in Granada on September 17, 2026, by the Government Secretary, Pedro Jesús Campoy López.

The essential details of the appointment are as follows:

• Appointing body: Governing Chamber of the TSJA.
• Session in which it was agreed: September 9, 2026.
• Person appointed: Inés Chumillas Fernández.
• Position: titular justice of the peace.
• Municipality: Obejo (Córdoba), Judicial District of Córdoba.
• Publication: Official Gazette of the Province of Córdoba No. 196, dated October 9, 2026, page 14662.

Regulatory framework and precedents

Justices of the peace are appointed by the Governing Chamber of the TSJA upon the proposal of the city councils, in application of the Organic Law of the Judiciary and the Regulations for Justices of the Peace, and the performance of the office is organized in four-year periods. The same Administration of Justice section of the provincial gazette has recorded other designations by the same body in recent weeks: in the session of July 7, 2026, Piedad Pavón López was appointed titular justice of the peace of Iznájar and Juan Ariza Ruiz as substitute justice of the peace of the same town, published on August 24, 2026.

Deadlines and means of appeal

An administrative appeal (recurso de alzada) may be filed against the agreement before the General Council of the Judiciary within one month, counted from date to date from the notification or from the publication in the corresponding Official Gazette of the Province. The edict incorporates a Secure Verification Code (CSV) —A8E9 6ABB BE05 8C8C 6BA7— which allows for the verification of the authenticity of the electronic document.

What this means for Obejo

The designation places Inés Chumillas Fernández at the head of the justice of the peace of the municipality, the judicial instance closest to the citizen, which exercises the functions attributed to it by the Organic Law of the Judiciary and the Regulations for Justices of the Peace. The appointment occurs by agreement of the Governing Chamber of the TSJA, the competent body to fill these positions within the scope of the autonomous community.

With the publication in the provincial bulletin, the residents of Obejo are now aware of the identity of the office holder, and the legal period for a potential appeal before the General Council of the Judiciary remains open. The filling of the position reinforces the ordinary functioning of the Administration of Justice in the Judicial District of Córdoba.

Source: Official Bulletin of the Province of Córdoba, No. 196, of October 9, 2026, section VII – Administration of Justice, page 14662 (official reference: BOP-A-2026-3284).