Headquarters

At the present time the General Council for the Judiciary disposes of four public buildings which host the headquarters of same. Two of such buildings are located in Madrid, one in Barcelona and the fourth one in Donostia-San Sebastian.

  • General Headquarters

They are located in the Marqués de la Ensenada Street, 8 (28004-Madrid). It was inaugurated on the 13th of September 1990 by H.M. the King Juan Carlos I.

It is a building constructed during the second decade of the 20th century on the remnants of a burned-down theatre. It hosted the offices of the Labour Ministry and later on the French School. Its restoration for the General Council of the Judiciary's headquarters respected the original design of the façade, the shape and the height of the original.  The estate pertains to Assets of the State.

The General Council of the Judiciary occupied two temporary headquarters. The first one was in the building which hosts the National High Court (García Gutiérrez street, number 1 of Madrid), where the Council remained until September 1981. The second one in the Havana drive numbers 140-142 of Madrid, where the General Council of the Judiciary remained until it was definitely transferred to its present location.

  • Citizen Service and Continued Training

Located at the Trafalgar Street 27-29 of Madrid, these second premises host the Continuous Training Department of the Judicial School, the Inspection Department, and the Citizen Service Department.

  • Judicial School

It is located in a real property at the Collserola Mountain called "La Esperança", in the old municipality of San Gervasi de Casoles, presently depending of Barcelona.

This unique site consists of three clearly defined parts. The first one, built on an existing construction, was committed, following a careful restoration, to offices for the management and administration of the Judicial School, as well as the bookstore. The second one, a new building, hosts the classrooms and the auditorium. The third one, also new, is reserved for common services and serves as a link between the former two.

The estate is owned to the Catalan Government, which assigned its rights of use to the General Administration of the State to with a view to host the Judicial School of the General Council of the Judiciary during thirty year.

  • The Cendoj (Centre for Judicial Documentation)

Located on the premises of the Provincial Court of San Sebastian, in San Martín Street. It is a classic structure, inaugurated in 1916, with a rectangular floor and constructed with ashlar stone. The design was executed by the San Sebastian architect José Gurruchaga y Martiarena, who made use of huge open spaces, big windows with straight lines. The Government of the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country has assigned the rights of use of same to the General Council of the Judiciary for fifty years with a view to host the Cendoj.