Assigned Positions for Judicial Procedural Processing Officials 2026: What Changes and What to Do

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Officials of the Judicial Procedural and Administrative Processing Body of the Administration of Justice who passed the selective process called by the Order PJC/150/2024, of February 19, have already been assigned their official position. Order PRE/117/2026, of July 31, published in the BOE on August 10, 2026, closes the position allocation process and determines the judicial body to which each official is assigned.

This resolution is not a minor formality: it directly affects the administrative and financial situation of each interested party from the effective date, July 31, 2026. Incorporation into the new position must occur within regulatory timeframes, with no margin for unjustified delays.

What does this regulation establish?

Order PRE/117/2026 resolves the final phase of the selective process called in 2024 for the Judicial Procedural and Administrative Processing Body of the Administration of Justice. Specifically, it assigns positions to officials who passed the process in two different modalities:

• Internal promotion: officials already belonging to the Administration of Justice who accessed a higher category or body within the same field.
• Open competitive examination: external candidates who passed the selective tests in an open call.

The assigned positions correspond to judicial bodies distributed throughout the national territory. Each official is assigned to a specific job position in a specific judicial body, which determines both their workplace and the financial conditions associated with the position.

The regulation has effects from July 31, 2026, the date of the order itself, although its publication in the BOE occurred on August 10, 2026. This means that the administrative and financial effects are retroactive to the date of the order, not the publication date.

Economic and operational impact

For the affected officials, the assignment of position entails concrete changes in three dimensions:

• Financial: the new job position carries an associated position allowance and specific allowance of the judicial body to which the official is assigned. If the position implies a change of province or type of body, the financial compensation may vary from the previous situation.
• Administrative: assignment to the new position modifies the official's administrative situation. In the case of internal promotion, it means the effective change of body or category, with corresponding rights and obligations.
• Operational for receiving bodies: courts that receive new personnel must manage incorporation, taking office and adaptation of the official to the body's procedures. This has direct impact on workload during the adaptation period.

For the receiving judicial bodies, the arrival of new personnel from the opposition process represents a staffing reinforcement that can alleviate accumulated workload, especially in those courts with higher volume of pending cases.

Who does it affect?

• Officials of the Judicial Procedural and Administrative Processing Body who passed the selective process of Order PJC/150/2024, both through internal promotion and open competitive examination.
• Receiving judicial bodies throughout the national territory that receive new personnel assigned by this order.
• Human resources units of the Superior Courts of Justice and the Ministry of Justice, responsible for managing taking office and administrative procedures derived from this.
• Officials in position expectancy situation or in special services who may be affected by personnel movements derived from this resolution.

Practical example

An opposition candidate who passed the selective process called by Order PJC/150/2024 in the open competitive examination modality is, as of July 31, 2026, assigned to the judicial body that has been assigned to them through Order PRE/117/2026. From that date, their administrative situation changes: they become a career official of the Judicial Procedural and Administrative Processing Body in active service in that position, with the financial rights of the assigned position.

If the assigned position is located in a province different from their usual residence, the official may be entitled to compensation for forced transfer provided for in public service regulations, provided that regulatory requirements are met. The timeframe for incorporation into the new position is that established by regulation, with no authority for discretionary extensions.

For the receiving court, the incorporation of this new official must be managed with proper advance notice: position preparation, access to procedural management computer systems and coordination with the legal representative of the Administration of Justice responsible for the body.

What should those affected do now?

1. Locate the assigned position in the text of Order PRE/117/2026, published in the BOE of August 10, 2026, and identify the specific judicial body to which you have been assigned.
2. Calculate the incorporation timeframe according to the applicable regulatory provisions for the Justice public service and plan the transfer if the position implies a change of location.
3. Manage taking office procedures before the receiving judicial body, providing the required documentation and coordinating the incorporation date with the corresponding human resources unit.
4. Review the financial conditions of the new position: position allowance, specific allowance and any other compensation linked to the assigned judicial body.
5. Request, if applicable, compensation for transfer in case of forced change of residence, following the procedures established by the Ministry of Justice or the Autonomous Community with transferred competencies.
6. Receiving judicial bodies must prepare for the incorporation of new personnel: registration in systems, assignment of access and internal coordination for task distribution.

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Notice: This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. For specific decisions, consult a qualified professional. Source: https://www.boe.es/diario_boe/txt.php?id=BOE-A-2026-17405