For how many years does the King appoint the twenty members of the General Council of the Judiciary (Consejo General del Poder Judicial)?
Sources: 1 link, read on 21 October 2026.
Spanish Constitution, article 122 (BOE, consolidated text), read on 21 October 2026.
Answer: Five years. Article 122.3 says the Council is headed by the President of the Supreme Court.
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Constitution · article 122.3
The question in Spanish
¿Por cuántos años nombra el Rey a los veinte miembros del Consejo General del Poder Judicial?
The options
- AThree yearsTres años
- BNine yearsNueve años
- CFive yearsCinco añosCorrect
What the Constitution says
«3. El Consejo General del Poder Judicial estará integrado por el Presidente del Tribunal Supremo, que lo presidirá, y por veinte miembros nombrados por el Rey por un período de cinco años. De éstos, doce entre Jueces y Magistrados de todas las categorías judiciales, en los términos que establezca la ley orgánica; cuatro a propuesta del Congreso de los Diputados, y cuatro a propuesta del Senado, elegidos en ambos casos por mayoría de tres quintos de sus miembros, entre abogados y otros juristas, todos ellos de reconocida competencia y con más de quince años de ejercicio en su profesión.»
Spanish Constitution of 1978, article 122 (paragraph 3, consolidated text at the BOE), read on 21 October 2026. The quotation is in Spanish, as the BOE prints it; the English wording of the answer is ours. Laws carry no copyright (Ley de Propiedad Intelectual, art. 13), so we quote the text as it stands.
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