The General Elections of this 2026 also generate direct impacts on the functioning of the Judiciary in Junín. This was warned by the president of the Superior Court of Justice of Junín, Edwin Corrales, who explained that the electoral process forces senior judges to be referred to integrate the Special Electoral Juries (JEE), temporarily reducing the operational capacity of the Court.
“The work of the Judiciary is affected, because we have to refer senior judges to preside over the JEE,” Corrales pointed out. He specified as an example that Dr. Julio Lagones currently holds the presidency of the JEE for the national elections and that, in February, another senior judge must assume a similar function for the municipal and regional elections.
As the president explained, this situation implies the departure of at least two specialized magistrates, which requires internal rearrangements. “Of course we supplement it with provisional judges, but in any case we lose specialized judges”he stated, recognizing that the measure generates additional pressure on the procedural burden.
The head of the Court raised a specific proposal: that the National Election Jury have its own judges. “Our proposal is that the National Elections Jury (JNE) should have its own electoral judges, duly trained, elected and organized by themselves, so that they no longer need to resort to the Judiciary”held.
Corrales added that this alternative would strengthen the principle of separation of powers. “This would allow the National Elections Jury itself to have its electoral authorities and neither the Judiciary nor the Prosecutor’s Office would be required”he stressed, underlining the need to preserve the constitutional functions of each institution.
Finally, the president of the Court warned that any political interference in judicial decisions “It would mean affecting the administration of justice and would lead us to a failed rule of law”.
President of the Judiciary in Junín warns that the electoral process forces magistrates to be referred to the JEE and proposes that the JNE have its own judges.
