Public draw of two candidates for jurors at the Provincial Court of Lugo

The National Statistics Institute (INE), through the Electoral Census Office of the Provincial Delegation of Lugo, announces the public draw of candidates for jurors for the Provincial Court of Lugo. The act will be held in a public session on September 23, 2026, at 10:00 AM. The call is published in the BOP of Lugo number 205, dated September 8, 2026, with reference R. 2376.

The purpose of the draw is the selection of juror candidates among the citizens of the province of Lugo included in the electoral census lists. Its celebration responds to the mandate of article 13.2 of Organic Law 5/1995, of May 22, of the Jury Court, and Royal Decree 1.398/1995, of August 4, which regulate the procedure for the appointment of jurors. This is a public administrative act in which it is determined, randomly, which persons may be called to integrate the jury courts.

Date, time and place of the draw

The draw act will take place on September 23, 2026, at 10:00 AM, in a public session, in the Courtroom located on the ground floor of the Provincial Court of Lugo building, at Praza de Avilés s/n.

The key data of the act are as follows:

• Date: September 23, 2026
• Time: 10:00 AM
• Place: Courtroom, ground floor of the Provincial Court of Lugo building, Praza de Avilés s/n
• Nature: public session
• Convoking body: Electoral Census Office, Provincial Delegation of Lugo

Attendance at the act is public, so that any interested person may witness the development of the draw and verify the transparency of the process. The publicity of the act is an essential guarantee of the procedure, as it ensures that the selection is carried out without interference and with the full knowledge of the citizens.

Legal framework

The draw is carried out in compliance with the provisions of article 13.2 of Organic Law 5/1995, of May 22, of the Jury Court, and Royal Decree 1.398/1995, of August 4, which develops the procedure.

The regulations establish the selection system for juror candidates based on the lists prepared by the electoral census, guaranteeing the randomness and publicity of the process. The draw is the mechanism that determines, in an objective and impersonal manner, which citizens will become part of the lists of juror candidates, from which the members of the courts that will act in judicial processes will be appointed.

Who convokes it

The call is signed by the provincial delegate of the Electoral Census Office, José Manuel Colmenero Álvarez, dated September 2, 2026.

The announcement was published in the BOP of Lugo number 205, corresponding to Tuesday, September 8, 2026, with reference R. 2376. The Electoral Census Office is the competent body for the preparation of the candidate lists and for the organization of the draw.

Relevance

The draw is the previous step for the constitution of the jury courts that will act in the Provincial Court of Lugo. The selected citizens may be called to perform jury service, a mandatory civic duty that affects people from across the province.

Source: BOP of Lugo, number 205, September 8, 2026, p. 1 (official reference: R. 2376).