Catalan Magistrate Míriam de Rosa to Join Andorra's Tribunal de Corts on April 1, 2026

Míriam de Rosa, a Catalan magistrate from Barcelona's Investigating Court number 10, will take her oath as a judge on Andorra's Tribunal de Corts on April 1, 2026, at noon. The ceremony, led by Josep Maria Rossell, head of the Superior Council of Justice (CSJ), will formalize her full-time role in the court.

Her appointment, approved by the CSJ last October, became final after the Superior Court of Justice upheld the selection process in a plenary session. Andorra la Vella mayor Alexandra Terés, an unsuccessful candidate who did not enter the internal contests due to eligibility rules, had challenged the combination of three internal competitions with an external one for qualified jurists, claiming it might breach the Constitution. Terés later abandoned plans to appeal to the Constitutional Court, allowing De Rosa's incorporation to proceed under Article 65 of the Qualified Law of Justice.

The external competition launched on May 26, 2025. De Rosa Palacio, who joined Spain's judicial career in 2001 with a law degree from the University of Barcelona, emerged as the winner despite the delays. Her experience spans roles as judge and magistrate in Igualada, Guipúscoa, Manresa, and Barcelona, plus deanship and institutional duties. She has driven international judicial cooperation, training for justice professionals, and European and Mediterranean initiatives on institutional modernization, including as head of international and institutional relations at Spain's Judicial School, emphasizing fundamental rights and judicial innovation.

The addition aims to bolster the Tribunal de Corts' operations, particularly in criminal matters, amid staffing shortages over the past year. Officials expect it to help speed up pending cases and enhance efficiency.