New President of the Provincial Court of Las Palmas Appointed
Miguel Ángel Parramón i Bregolat (Barcelona, 1960) will officially assume the role of President of the Provincial Court of Las Palmas next Monday. The ceremony will take place at the Palace of Justice in the Gran Canarian capital. His appointment was announced this Thursday in the Official State Bulletin.
Career Background
Currently, Parramón serves as the President of the First Section of the Provincial Court, a position he has held since 2010 after twenty years as the head of Investigating Court No. 7 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. During his tenure, he investigated high-profile cases, including the Kárate case involving sexual abuse in a gym and the Eolo case related to corruption in the Ministry of Industry, presided over by Luis Soria, brother of José Manuel Soria.
Early Career
Parramón’s legal career commenced as a judicial secretary, a role from which he applied to become a judge. He was first assigned to the First Instance and Instruction Court No. 2 in San Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, before relocating to the Canary Islands 35 years ago, where he remained for only a year.
From 1999 to 2004, he was a member of the Governing Chamber of the High Court of Justice of the Canary Islands and served as the Chief Judge of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria during the same period.
Future Plans and Objectives
In his candidacy for the position he is set to take up, Parramón emphasised the importance of his governance and representative roles within the judiciary, which allowed him to participate in significant initiatives, such as the establishment of the Investigating Court No. 8 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and the 24-hour court service for the capital’s courts. He also highlighted the creation of the Ciudad de la Justicia, which resolved the issues caused by the dispersion of judicial locations, benefiting both professionals and the public.
During his presentation to the Evaluation Commission of the General Council of the Judiciary, Parramón underscored the need to promote “more efficient justice” that responds “as closely as possible” to the needs of citizens. To achieve this, he proposed a new organisational system aimed at improving the “effectiveness and efficiency” of public services. In the criminal domain, he suggested the establishment of a new “service for executions” and a specific service for the “processing of jury trials,” as these require a level of specialisation.
