In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Marín and the second or maternal family name is Castán.

Francisco Marín Castán is the President of the Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court. He assumed the office in February 2021 after Juan Antonio Xiol Ríos. He is also the acting President of the Supreme Court since 2022 and acting Vice President of the Supreme Court since June 2020.[1] Francisco Castán, a professor of procedural law and magistrate. He is a member of the Francisco de Vitoria Association of Judges and Magistrates which he previously served as acting president of the aforementioned Supreme Court.[2]

Francisco Castán was born in 1952, he started the judiciary career in 1977. He was the magistrate of the Civil Chamber of the High Court in 2000, and the Corresponding academic of the Royal Academy of Jurisprudence and Legislation in 2008.[3]

Francisco has been professor of Procedural Law and Civil Law in the National Distance Education University Huelva working for nine years in the institute.

Francisco was appointed by the Plenary of the General Council of the Judiciary on February 20, 2021 presided over by Carlos Lesmes, acting president of the Supreme Court.[4]

References

  1. ^ "The CGPJ renews Francisco Marín Castán as president of the First Chamber of the Tribunal Supremo". www.abogacia.es. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  2. ^ admin (2017-07-07). "Vitorinos: FRANCISCO MARÍN CASTÁN". Asociación Judicial Francisco de Vitoria (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  3. ^ "C.G.P.J - Biografías". www.poderjudicial.es. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  4. ^ "FRANCISCO MARÍN CASTÁN, NUEVO PRESIDENTE DE LA SALA CIVIL DEL TRIBUNAL SUPREMO". ICPM (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-07-05.