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 "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]

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List of presidents of the Supreme Court

Since its creation in 1812, 47 people have served as president in 48 presidencies, and one as acting president, Francisco Marín Castán since 2022. 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 José Hevia y Noriega 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 Federico Carlos Sainz de Robles y Rodríguez from 1980 to 1986. Carlos Lesmes was the longest-serving president of the CGPJ, serving for 8 years, 305 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] TenureTenure lengthPrior/other positionHead of State
1 Ramon de Posada y Soto por Goya.jpg 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 Antonio Cano Ramirez de Arellano.jpg Antonio Cano Manuel y Ramírez de Arellano
(1774–1838)
May 27, 1820

May 27, 1823
3 years, 0 days State Councilor
(1820)
Office abolished between 1823 and 1834
3 Escudo del rey de Espana abreviado antes de 1868.svg José Hevia y Noriega
(1776–1834)
April 1, 1834

July 23, 1834
(died)
113 days State Councilor
(1833–1834)
Isabella II
4 Antonio Cano Ramirez de Arellano.jpg Vicente Cano Manuel y Ramírez de Arellano
(1774–1838)
July 29, 1834

January 9, 1838
(died)
3 years, 164 days Minister of Grace and Justice
(1821–1822)
5 Retrato - Francisco Fernandez del Pino.jpg Francisco Fernández del Pino Burgos-León
(1768–1843)
February 10, 1838

September 2, 1840
2 years, 205 daysPresident of the Finance Supreme Court

(1834–1835)

6 Jose Maria Calatrava.jpg José María Calatrava y Peinado
(1781–1846)
October 31, 1840

July 29, 1843
2 years, 271 days92nd
President of the Congress of Deputies
(1839)
7 Joaquin garcia barcelo-nicolas maria garelli.jpg Nicolás María Garelli
(1777–1850)
December 15, 1843

February 12, 1850
(died)
6 years, 59 days Senator for Valencia
(1843)
8 Luis Carlos Legrand-Retrato de Jose Maria Manescau.jpg José María Manescau
(1772–1850)
February 22, 1850

December 22, 1850
(died)
303 days Senator for life
(1849–1850)
9 Lorenzo Arrazola 1865 (cropped).jpg Lorenzo Arrazola y García
(1795–1873)
January 23, 1851

April 9, 1853
2 years, 76 days Minister of Grace and Justice
(1849–1851)
10 Escudo del rey de Espana abreviado antes de 1868.svg Francisco Olabarrieta y Urquijo
(1784–1858)
June 3, 1853

December 8, 1854
1 year, 188 days Magistrate of the Supreme Court
(1843–1853)
11 Jose Alonso y Ruiz de Conejares.jpg José Alonso Ruiz de Conejares
(1781–1855)
December 8, 1854

April 13, 1855
(died)
126 days Minister of Grace and Justice
(1854)
12 Claudio Anton de Luzuriaga.jpg Claudio Antón de Luzuriaga
(1792–1874)
November 14, 1855

October 17, 1856
338 days Minister of State
(1854–1855)
13 Lorenzo Arrazola y Garcia.jpg Lorenzo Arrazola y García
(1795–1873)
October 17, 1856

September 16, 1864
7 years, 335 days8th

President of the Supreme Court
(1851–1853)

14 Escudo del rey de Espana abreviado antes de 1868.svg Ramón López Vázquez
(1807–1868)
September 30, 1864

October 13, 1868
(retired)
4 years, 15 days Magistrate of the Supreme Court
(1856–1864)
15 Cebrian-Retrato de Joaquin Aguirre.jpg Joaquín Aguirre de la Peña
(1807–1869)
October 13, 1868

July 19, 1869
(died)
279 daysChairman of the Revolutionary Superior Junta
(1868)
Francisco Serrano

(regent)

16 Pedro Gomez de la Serna.jpg Pedro Gómez de la Serna
(1806–1871)
July 20, 1869

December 12, 1871
(died)
2 years, 145 days7th
Attorney General
(1854–1856)
Amadeo I
17 Retrato de Cirilo Alvarez Martinez (cropped).jpg Cirilo Álvarez Martínez de Velasco
(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 Calderon Collantes (cropped).jpg 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, La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana.jpg 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 Rios (Palacio del Senado de Espana).jpg Eugenio Montero Ríos
(1832–1914)
May 7, 1888

September 10, 1888
126 days Minister of Development
(1885–1886)
21 Escudo de Espana 1874-1931.svg Hilario Igón y del Royst
(?–1895)
July 8, 1889

July 16, 1892
(retired)
3 years, 8 days Magistrate of the Supreme Court
(1875–1889)
22 Emilio Bravo Romero (cropped).jpg Emilio Bravo y Romero
(1827–1893)
July 29, 1892

January 24, 1893
(died)
179 days Magistrate of the Supreme Court
(1874–1892)
23 Escudo de Espana 1874-1931.svg Juan Francisco Bustamante
(1824–1898)
March 30, 1894

September 10, 1895
(retired)
2 years, 164 days Magistrate of the Supreme Court
(1875–1889)
24 Santos Isasa y Valseca.jpg Santos Isasa y Valseca
(1822–1907)
September 10, 1895

June 5, 1901
(resigned)
5 years, 268 days17th

Governor of the Bank of Spain
(1895)

25 Eduardo Martinez del Campo, de Kaulak (cropped).jpg Eduardo Martínez del Campo y Acosta
(1840–1911)
June 5, 1901

October 21, 1909
(resigned)
8 years, 138 days Magistrate of the Supreme Court
(1891–1901)
26 Jose Aldecoa.png José Aldecoa y Villasante
(1838–1917)
January 17, 1910

June 19, 1917
(died)
8 years, 153 days Magistrate of the Supreme Court
(1883–1910)
27 JoseCiudadAurioles.jpg José Ciudad Aurioles
(1849–1924)
November 15, 1917

March 5, 1923
(retired)
5 years, 108 days Magistrate of the Supreme Court
(1903–1917)
28 Escudo de Espana 1874-1931.svg Buenaventura Muñoz Rodríguez
(1853–1925)
March 5, 1923

February 7, 1924
(retired)
339 days Magistrate of the Supreme Court
(1910–1923)
29 Escudo de Espana 1874-1931.svg Andrés Tornos y Alonso
(1854–1926)
February 7, 1924

November 30, 1926
(died)
3 years, 296 days Magistrate of the Supreme Court
(1912–1924)
30 Escudo de Espana 1874-1931.svg Rafael Bermejo Ceballos-Escalera
(1857–1929)
December 7, 1926

January 28, 1929 [4] [5]
(died)
2 years, 52 days Magistrate of the Supreme Court
(1910–1926)
31 Escudo de Espana 1874-1931.svg Francisco García Goyena y Alzugaray
(1859–1935)
February 4, 1929

April 25, 1930
(retired)
1 year, 80 days Magistrate of the Supreme Court
(1904–1929)
32 Escudo de Espana 1874-1931.svg Antonio Marín de la Bárcena
(1858–1930)
April 25, 1930

October 6, 1930
(died)
164 days Magistrate of the Supreme Court
(1909–1930)
33 Jose Maria Ortega Morejon, por Jose Villegas Cordero.jpg José María Ortega Morejón
(1860–1948)
October 23, 1930

April 20, 1931
(retired)
179 days Magistrate of the Supreme Court
(1918–1930)
34 Escudo de la Segunda Republica Espanola.svg Diego Medina y García
(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 Escudo de la Segunda Republica Espanola.svg Mariano Gómez González
(1883–1951)
August 21, 1936

April 1, 1939
(exiled)
2 years, 223 days Magistrate of the Supreme Court
(1932–1936)
36 Coat of Arms of Spain (1939-1945).svg Felipe Clemente de Diego y Gutiérrez
(1866–1945)
August 27, 1938

August 15, 1945
(died)
6 years, 353 daysMember of the General Codification Commission
(1938)
Francisco Franco
37 Coat of arms of Spain (1945-1977).svg José Castán Tobeñas
(1889–1969)
September 12, 1945

December 2, 1967 [6]
22 years, 81 days Magistrate of the Supreme Court
(1934–1945)
38 Coat of arms of Spain (1945-1977).svg Francisco Ruiz-Jarabo
(1901–1990)
January 12, 1968 [7]

June 12, 1973
5 years, 151 days Magistrate of the Supreme Court
(1944–1945)
39 Coat of arms of Spain (1945-1977).svg Valentín Silva Melero
(1905–1982)
July 13, 1973 [8]

August 4, 1977 [9]
4 years, 22 days Member of Parliament
(1949–1973)
Juan Carlos I
40 Coat of Arms of Spain (1977-1981).svg Ángel Escudero del Corral
(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 Federico Carlos Sainz de Robles 1983 (cropped).jpg Federico Carlos Sainz de Robles y Rodríguez
(1927–2005)
October 24, 1980

October 29, 1985
5 years, 5 days Magistrate of the Supreme Court
(1979–1980)
Juan Carlos I
42 Antonio Hernandez Gil 1986 (cropped).jpg Antonio Hernández Gil
(1915–1994)
October 25, 1985 [11]

November 8, 1990
5 years, 14 days President of the Council of State
(1982–1985)
43 Reunion entre Rodriguez Zapatero y Pascual Sala 02 (cropped).jpg Pascual Sala
(1935–)
November 8, 1990 [12]

July 25, 1996
5 years, 261 days President of the Court of Auditors
(1988–1990)
44 Jose Maria Aznar recibe al presidente del Tribunal Supremo y del Consejo General del Poder Judicial. Pool Moncloa. 1 de agosto de 1996 (cropped).jpeg Javier Delgado Barrio
(1932–)
July 25, 1996 [13]

November 8, 2001
5 years, 126 days Magistrate of the Constitutional Court
(1995–1996)
45 (Francisco Jose Hernando) Maria Dolores Cospedal recibe al Pleno del Tribunal Constitucional (9014693693) (cropped).jpg Francisco José Hernando
(1936–2013)
November 8, 2001 [14]

September 26, 2008
6 years, 323 days Magistrate of the Supreme Court
(1986–2001)
46 Divarcarlos.jpg Carlos Dívar
(1941–2017)
September 26, 2008 [15]

June 30, 2012
(resigned)
3 years, 278 days7th

President of the National Court
(2001–2008)

47 Acuerdo entre el Consejo del Poder Judicial y la Cambra para mediar en conflictos mercantiles, 9 de septiembre de 2013.jpg Gonzalo Moliner
(1944–)
July 21, 2012 [16]

December 11, 2013
1 year, 143 days Magistrate of the Supreme Court
(1998–2008)
48 Carlos Lesmes 2022 (cropped).jpg Carlos Lesmes
(1958–)
December 11, 2013

October 12, 2022
8 years, 305 days Magistrate of the Supreme Court
(2010–2013)
Felipe VI
- Escudo de Espana (mazonado).svg Francisco Marín Castán
(1952–)
October 13, 2022

present
318 days Magistrate of the Supreme Court
(2000–2022)

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