Vice President of the Supreme Court (Spain)

[1] The current Vice President of the Supreme Court is Dimitry Berberoff Ayuda, who was elected unanimously by the members of the General Council of the Judiciary on 25 September 2024.

Its main task was to replace the president of the council and it was appointed by the Monarch at the request of the CGPJ by a majority of three fifths.

From its creation to its suppression, six people held the position of Vice President of the CGPJ: The first holder of the office was appointed by the Plenary of the General Council of the Judiciary in January 2014.

[5] In October 2019, the President of the Supreme Court approved the mandatory retirement of Juanes[6] and he temporary divided the powers of the office between two positions: the Chair of the Military Chamber, Ángel Calderón, and the magistrate and member of the CGPJ, Rafael Fernández Valverde.

[2] In accordance with Section 589 of the Organic Act of the Judiciary, apart from the end of the term of office, the vice president may be dismissed by the Plenary of the council with a justified reason if approved by three fifths of it.