Overview
- Defensora General Stella Maris Martínez will leave office on February 1 when she turns 75, the age that requires a new congressional appointment to continue.
- Julián Langevín, the defender before the Supreme Court, will take over on an interim basis, while Procurador General Eduardo Casal also remains in an interim role.
- Official data show 203 vacancies with completed selection processes await presidential action, with another 157 in progress, and only 19 candidate shortlists were sent in 2025 compared with 96 in 2024.
- The Supreme Court is operating with two of five seats vacant, prompting the use of substitute justices when the remaining three cannot form a majority.
- Reporting indicates the Executive could seek to fill top justice posts if it secures Senate backing, with plans under consideration to submit nominees in strict merit order.