Concepción Espejel
Concepción Espejel | |
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| Born | Concepción Espejel Jorquera 15 September 1959 Madrid, Spain |
| Occupation | Magistrate |
Concepción Espejel Jorquera (born 15 September 1959) is a Spanish Conservative magistrate. She is affiliated to the Professional Association of Magistrates (APM).[1]
Biography
Espejel was born on 15 September 1959 in Madrid.[2] She joined the judicial career in 1983,[3] after passing a (minor) public examination to the post of district judge.[4] She had Vinaroz and Reus as early destinations.[3] From 1987 to 2008, she worked as magistrate in the provincial audiencias of Tarragona, Segovia and Guadalajara.[3] In Guadalajara, she assumed the pre-trial investigation on the 2005 Guadalajara forest fire.[5]
She served as member of the General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ) during the 2008–2013 term.[3][5] After her spell at the CGPJ, she returned to the judicial career and entered the Audiencia Nacional.[6]
She was recused (at least 6 times) of procedures related to the Gürtel case because of her proximity to the People's Party (alongside fellow magistrate Enrique López).[7][8] In 2017, the CGPJ elected her nonetheless to lead the Criminal Chamber of the Audiencia Nacional, in replacement of Fernando Grande-Marlaska.[1][6] As president of said chamber, she participated in the trial of the so-called Altsasu case, which was eventually taken to the Strasbourg Court in order to determine if the accused had a fair trial.[9]
In October 2021, after a tentative deal struck between the national government and the opposition, she was reported to be one of the incoming members of the Constitutional Court.[10]
References
- ^ a b Vega, Isabel (21 October 2021). "Espejel, la juez recusada en Gürtel por su cercanía al PP que salta al Constitucional". ABC.
- ^ "Quién es quién en el nuevo CGPJ". El Imparcial. 16 September 2008.
- ^ a b c d Marraco, Manuel (25 May 2017). "La magistrada apartada de 'Gürtel' por afinidad al PP presidirá la Sala Penal de la Audiencia Nacional". El Mundo.
- ^ Gómez, José Antonio (27 May 2017). "Espejel ocultó en su relación de méritos que lo que aprobó fueron oposiciones a juez de distrito". Diario16.
- ^ a b Ull Pont, Eugenio (2009). "El poder judicial y su consejo general" (PDF). Anales de la Real Academia de Doctores de España. 13: 164.
- ^ a b Parera, Beatriz (27 May 2017). "La juez apartada de Gürtel, elegida para presidir la Sala de la AN". El Confidencial.
- ^ Balín, Mateo (21 October 2021). "La juez Espejel, recusada en 'Gürtel', nueva magistrada del TC". Diario Sur.
- ^ "Concepción Espejel, apartada de causas contra el PP, nombrada presidenta de la Sala de lo Penal de la Audiencia Nacional". Antena 3. 17 January 2018.
- ^ Albin, Danilo (20 July 2021). "El Tribunal Europeo de Derechos Humanos investigará si los jóvenes de Altsasu tuvieron acceso a un juicio justo". Público.
- ^ Parera, Beatriz; Gil, Iván. "Gobierno y PP acuerdan la entrada de los jueces Sáez y Espejel en el Constitucional". El Confidencial.