List of presidents of the Supreme Court of Spain

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The president of the Supreme Court is the head of the Supreme Court of Spain, an office created in 1812. Since 1980, the president of the Supreme Court is also the president of the General Council of the Judiciary, the governing body of the Judiciary of Spain. As such, the president is the defined in Section 105 of the Judiciary Organic Act as the "first judicial authority of the Nation" and he or she "represents the Judicial Power and its governing body".[1] That precept also establishes that, the president will hold those "category and honors" corresponding to the holder of one of the three powers of the State.[1]

List of presidents of the Supreme Court[]

Since its creation in 1812, 47 people have served as president in 48 presidencies. The first president was Ramón Posada y Soto who served during the first period of live of the institution from 1812 to 1814. The shortest presidency was that of who served 113 days and the longest was that of José Castán Tobeñas who served 22 years and 81 days. Lorenzo Arrazola y García has been the only person to serve in two different terms, the first between 1851 and 1853 and the second time from 1856 to 1864.

Eight of them have also held the position of president of the General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ). The first holder was from 1980 to 1986. Carlos Lesmes is the longest-serving president of the CGPJ, serving for 8 years, 73 days.

The current and 48th president of the Supreme Court, as well as 8th president of the General Council of the Judiciary is Carlos Lesmes since December 2018.[2] His tenure ended in December 2018, however, because of the political deadlock, he is serving as acting president since then.

President[3] Tenure Tenure length Prior/other position Head of State
1 Ramón Posada y Soto
(1746–1815) 		June 12, 1812
–
May 4, 1814 		1 year, 326 days Indies Councilor
(1810–1812) 		Ferdinand VII
Office abolished between 1814 and 1820
2
(1774–1838) 		May 27, 1820
–
May 27, 1823 		3 years, 0 days State Councilor
(1820)
Office abolished between 1823 and 1834
3
(1776–1834) 		April 1, 1834
–
July 23, 1834
(died) 		113 days State Councilor
(1833–1834) 		Isabella II
4
(1774–1838) 		July 29, 1834
–
January 9, 1838
(died) 		3 years, 164 days Minister of Grace and Justice
(1821–1822)
5
(1768–1843) 		February 10, 1838
–
September 2, 1840 		2 years, 205 days President of the Finance Supreme Court

(1834–1835)

6 José María Calatrava y Peinado
(1781–1846) 		October 31, 1840
–
July 29, 1843 		2 years, 271 days 92nd
President of the Congress of Deputies
(1839)
7
(1777–1850) 		December 15, 1843
–
February 12, 1850
(died) 		6 years, 59 days Senator for Valencia
(1843)
8
(1772–1850) 		February 22, 1850
–
December 22, 1850
(died) 		303 days Senator for life
(1849–1850)
9 Lorenzo Arrazola y García
(1795–1873) 		January 23, 1851
–
April 9, 1853 		2 years, 76 days Minister of Grace and Justice
(1849–1851)
10
(1784–1858) 		June 3, 1853
–
December 8, 1854 		188 days Magistrate of the Supreme Court
(1843–1853)
11
(1781–1855) 		December 8, 1854
–
April 13, 1855
(died) 		126 days Minister of Grace and Justice
(1854)
12 Claudio Antón de Luzuriaga
(1792–1874) 		November 14, 1855
–
October 17, 1856 		338 days Minister of State
(1854–1855)
13 Lorenzo Arrazola y García
(1795–1873) 		October 17, 1856
–
September 16, 1864 		7 years, 335 days 8th

President of the Supreme Court
(1851–1853)

14
(1807–1868) 		September 30, 1864
–
October 13, 1868
(retired) 		4 years, 15 days Magistrate of the Supreme Court
(1856–1864)
15
(1807–1869) 		October 13, 1868
–
July 19, 1869
(died) 		279 days Chairman of the Revolutionary Superior Junta
(1868) 		Francisco Serrano

(regent)

16 Pedro Gómez de la Serna
(1806–1871) 		July 20, 1869
–
December 12, 1871
(died) 		2 years, 145 days 7th
Attorney General
(1854–1856)
Amadeo I
17
(1807–1878) 		January 8, 1872
–
November 6, 1878
(died) 		6 years, 302 days Senator for Madrid
(1872)
See presidents of the First Republic
18 Fernando Calderón Collantes
(1811–1890) 		January 6, 1879
–
July 23, 1882
(retired) 		3 years, 198 days Minister of Grace and Justice
(1877–1879)
Alfonso XII
19 Eduardo Alonso Colmenares
(1820–1888) 		July 23, 1882
–
March 31, 1888
(died) 		5 years, 252 days Senator for life
(1877–1882)
Alfonso XIII
20 Eugenio Montero Ríos
(1832–1914) 		May 7, 1888
–
September 10, 1888 		126 days Minister of Development
(1885–1886)
21
(?–1895) 		July 8, 1889
–
July 16, 1892
(retired) 		3 years, 8 days Magistrate of the Supreme Court
(1875–1889)
22
(1827–1893) 		July 29, 1892
–
January 24, 1893
(retired) 		179 days Magistrate of the Supreme Court
(1874–1892)
23
(1824–1898) 		March 30, 1894
–
September 10, 1895
(retired) 		2 years, 164 days Magistrate of the Supreme Court
(1875–1889)
24
(1822–1907) 		September 10, 1895
–
June 5, 1901
(resigned) 		5 years, 268 days 17th

Governor of the Bank of Spain
(1895)

25
(1840–1911) 		June 5, 1901
–
October 21, 1909
(resigned) 		8 years, 138 days Magistrate of the Supreme Court
(1891–1901)
26
(1838–1917) 		January 17, 1910
–
June 19, 1917
(died) 		8 years, 153 days Magistrate of the Supreme Court
(1883–1910)
27
(1849–1924) 		November 15, 1917
–
March 5, 1923
(retired) 		5 years, 108 days Magistrate of the Supreme Court
(1903–1917)
28
(1853–1925) 		March 5, 1923
–
February 7, 1924
(retired) 		339 days Magistrate of the Supreme Court
(1910–1923)
29
(1854–1926) 		February 7, 1924
–
November 30, 1926
(died) 		3 years, 296 days Magistrate of the Supreme Court
(1912–1924)
30
(1857–1929) 		December 7, 1926
–
January 28, 1929[4][5]
(died) 		2 years, 52 days Magistrate of the Supreme Court
(1910–1926)
31
(1859–1935) 		February 4, 1929
–
April 25, 1930
(retired) 		1 year, 80 days Magistrate of the Supreme Court
(1904–1929)
32
(1858–1930) 		April 25, 1930
–
October 6, 1930
(died) 		164 days Magistrate of the Supreme Court
(1909–1930)
33
(1860–1948) 		October 23, 1930
–
April 20, 1931
(retired) 		179 days Magistrate of the Supreme Court
(1918–1930)
34
(1866–1942) 		May 6, 1931
–
August 21, 1936
(retired) 		5 years, 107 days Magistrate of the Supreme Court
(1930–1931) 		See presidents of the Second Republic
35
(1883–1951) 		August 21, 1936
–
April 1, 1939
(exiled) 		2 years, 223 days Magistrate of the Supreme Court
(1932–1936)
36 Felipe Clemente de Diego y Gutiérrez
(1866–1945) 		August 27, 1938
–
August 15, 1945
(died) 		6 years, 353 days Member of the General Codification Commission
(1938) 		Francisco Franco
37 José Castán Tobeñas
(1889–1969) 		September 12, 1945
–
December 2, 1967[6] 		22 years, 81 days Magistrate of the Supreme Court
(1934–1945)
38 Francisco Ruiz-Jarabo
(1901–1990) 		January 12, 1968[7]
–
June 12, 1973 		5 years, 151 days Magistrate of the Supreme Court
(1944–1945)
39
(1905–1982) 		July 13, 1973[8]
–
August 4, 1977[9] 		4 years, 22 days Member of Parliament
(1949–1973)
Juan Carlos I
40
(1916–2001) 		August 4, 1977[10]
–
October 24, 1980 		3 years, 81 days Magistrate of the Supreme Court
(1967–1977)
Presidents of the Supreme Court and of the General Council of the Judiciary (1980-present)
41
(1927–2005) 		October 24, 1980
–
October 29, 1985 		5 years, 5 days Magistrate of the Supreme Court
(1979–1980) 		Juan Carlos I
42
(1915–1994) 		October 25, 1985[11]
–
November 8, 1990 		5 years, 14 days President of the Council of State
(1982–1985)
43 Pascual Sala
(1935–) 		November 8, 1990[12]
–
July 25, 1996 		5 years, 261 days President of the Court of Auditors
(1988–1990)
44
(1932–) 		July 25, 1996[13]
–
November 8, 2001 		5 years, 126 days Magistrate of the Constitutional Court
(1995–1996)
45
(1936–2013) 		November 8, 2001[14]
–
September 26, 2008 		6 years, 323 days Magistrate of the Supreme Court
(1986–2001)
46 Carlos Dívar
(1941–2017) 		September 26, 2008[15]
–
June 30, 2012
(resigned) 		3 years, 278 days 7th

President of the National Court
(2001–2008)

47 Gonzalo Moliner
(1944–) 		July 21, 2012[16]
–
December 11, 2013 		1 year, 143 days Magistrate of the Supreme Court
(1998–2008)
48 Carlos Lesmes
(1958–) 		December 11, 2013
–
present 		8 years, 73 days Magistrate of the Supreme Court
(2010–2013)
Felipe VI

See also[]

References[]

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  3. ^ * Díaz Sampedro, Braulio. La politización de la justicia: El Tribunal Supremo (1836–1881), memoria para optar al grado de doctor. Madrid: Universidad Complutense, 2004. PP.296–297. ISBN 84-669-2484-1.
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  5. ^ Diario ABC (17-09-1929), p.27.
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