Argentina prepares major federal judicial reform

The Argentine government is preparing a comprehensive reform of the federal judiciary, led by Justice Minister Juan Bautista Mahiques. The initiative aims to reorganize the judicial structure by redistributing resources from central hubs to border regions to better combat organized crime and drug trafficking.

Key proposals include reducing the number of first-instance federal courts in Comodoro Py from 12 to 8 and decreasing the membership of the Federal Court of Cassation from 13 to 9. The reform also seeks to address the high rate of judicial vacancies, with the government aiming to reduce the vacancy rate from 35% to 27% by increasing the number of official appointments.

Beyond restructuring, the plan involves creating new judicial bodies in critical jurisdictions and modifying the Law of Organization of the Federal Justice. The project is currently being finalized for submission to Congress.