On a yearly basis, the Plenary Session of the General Council of the Judiciary shall elect a number of its members to form the Equality Committee, ensuring balance between the number of male and female members of this Committee.

The Equality Committee shall be comprised of three members. The Equality Committee must operate under the attendance of all its members. In the event of the temporary incapacity or duly justified absence of any of its members, said member shall be replaced by another from the General Council of the Judiciary, preferably of the same gender. Said replacement shall be appointed by the Permanent Committee.

The Equality Committee shall be responsible for advising the Plenary Session on the necessary or desirable measures to actively implement the principle of gender equality in the exercising of the powers of the General Council of the Judiciary. In particular, it shall be responsible for drawing up preparatory reports on the gender-related impact of regulations and shall propose measures to improve equality parameters within the judicial profession.

Additionally, the Equality Committee shall be responsible for studying and monitoring the judicial response to domestic and gender-based violence, to which end it may make use of the Observatory on Domestic and Gender-Based Violence or any other instrument that may be established to this effect (Article 610).

Composition:

Composición actual de la Comisión de Igualdad:

• Ms. Clara Martínez de Careaga
• Mr. Juan Manuel Fernández Martínez
• Ms. Nuria Díaz Abad