Llanos del Caudillo opens the process to elect a substitute justice of the peace

The Llanos del Caudillo City Council has publicly called for the election of a substitute justice of the peace for the municipality, following the end of the term for which the previous office holder was appointed. The decision was adopted by the Mayor’s Office via Decree and published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Ciudad Real number 218, corresponding to Wednesday, November 11, 2026, in announcement number 3675 with the secure verification code Y+2KAPSfo4nDa0xEhtiz.

The text appears in the local administration section, under the heading CITY COUNCILS, and occupies page 218 of the issue, which consists of 223 pages. The decree is based on Article 101 of the Organic Law of the Judiciary, a regulation that grants city councils the authority to initiate the procedure for the election of justices of the peace, and refers to Article 102 of the same law when establishing the capacity requirements to perform the function.

A decree signed by the Mayor’s Office

The decree is signed by the mayor-president, Andrés Arroyo Valverde, with the approval of the council’s General Secretariat. The document is dated “November 2026,” without specifying the day, and the Official Gazette of the Province validates it with the signature of the section head, Juan Luis Cuadros Campo, on November 10, 2026, at 19:12:50.

In its explanatory section, the City Council justifies the call based on the conclusion of the term for which the substitute justice of the peace was designated and, consequently, agrees to initiate the electoral process to fill the position.

Requirements and application deadline

The decree establishes the conditions that applicants must meet:

• Be Spanish.
• Be over 18 years of age.
• Not be subject to any cause of incapacity or incompatibility for the exercise of said function, in accordance with Article 102 of the Organic Law of the Judiciary.

The invitation to submit an application is addressed to those interested in the position and must be formalized before the Llanos del Caudillo City Council itself. The deadline is thirty days counting from the publication of the decree in the Official Gazette of the Province; therefore, using November 11 as a reference, the period would conclude around December 11, 2026.

The Plenary elects and may decide freely

The call does not resolve the appointment on its own: it is the responsibility of the City Council Plenary to subsequently carry out the election. The decree also contemplates the possibility that no applications are submitted, in which case the collegiate body “shall choose freely,” always subject to the same procedural requirements.

The published text does not identify the person who had been holding the position nor does it detail the expected number of applicants, details which do not appear in the official announcement.

Two calls in less than a month

The call for the substitute is added to the one that the same council had already published a week prior. The Official Gazette of the Province number 213, dated November 4, 2026, inserted on page 45 announcement number 3543, with secure verification code pjAKLCDzUh1biu+xVEou, through which the electoral process for the position of permanent justice of the peace was opened, with a decree dated October 30, 2026, and an identical period of thirty days.

Both positions, permanent and substitute, are thus in the phase of receiving applications in the municipality, with the same legal requirements and with the election reserved to the Plenary in each case.

The justice of the peace is the judicial figure closest to the citizen in municipalities where there is no court of first instance and instruction, and assumes functions of conciliation, civil registry, and judicial assistance. Filling the substitute position guarantees the continuity of the service in Llanos del Caudillo while the appointment of the permanent justice is resolved.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Ciudad Real, number 218, November 11, 2026, section I (Local Administration – City Councils), page 218 of 223 (official reference: announcement number 3675, CVE Y+2KAPSfo4nDa0xEhtiz).