The Supreme Court of the Nation closed the year 2025 with a record balance and dictated about 15,700 sentences and almost solve 28,900 caseswhich represents a sustained increase compared to previous years: 12,500 fines in 2024, just over 10,000 in 2023 and more than 8,000 in 2022. This performance is at an average of Almost 600 cases solved per weekis attributed to internal process improvement work, according to the institution’s official annual report.
The main causes that have been resolved include: unanimous confirmation of the sentence of six years in prison and eternal disqualification against the former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in the matter streets for fraudulent administration in public works, rejected by the court on June 10. In the same case, the amount of economic compensation was also updated and the use of was appealed electronic anklet. Another relevant ruling concerned the scope of work, confirming that debts do not automatically extend to company directors in the case of Oviedo v. Telecom Argentina SA.
The Supreme Court operated with a reduced composition, without women and with controversy
Current law provides that the Supreme Court must have jurisdiction five members. However, for most of 2025, the panel consisted of only three judges: Horacio Rosatti, Carlos Rosenkrantz and Ricardo Lorenzetti. This number was reached after the resignation of Juan Carlos MaquedaEnd of 2024. The last time five people were in court was October 31, 2021, the judge’s last day of work Elena Highton of Nolasco before his resignation.
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The attempt to fill the vacancies triggered an intense reaction controversy Politics at the beginning of the year. In February the President Javier Milei appointed the judges to a commission Ariel Lijo And Manuel Garcia-Mansilla. The move, which aimed to temporarily expand the court to four members, was criticized by opposition sectors because they believed it violated the constitutional procedure of senatorial agreement; Judge Lijo’s background and the fact that gender balance was not sought on the panel were also questioned.
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Garcia-Mansilla On February 28, he was sworn in and became a member of the court, increasing the composition to four members for a few weeks. After all, that’s it senate He rejected both proposals in April and consolidated the reduced composition.
Digitalization increased the efficiency of the judiciary
In 2025, the Court made progress in modernizing internal procedures, including contracting reforms and full implementation of the digital filethe optimization of circuits for file distribution and the introduction of judicial electronic auctionswhich directly contributed to greater efficiency and resolution of cases.
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An important milestone was the start of Justice.Ara unifying portal that, for the first time, centralizes information about the Argentine justice system, providing access to institutional news, case and verdict directories, lists of authorities, explanations of the articulation of the system and a legal glossary. The platform recorded more than 200,000 users and 370,000 page views during the year.
These reforms, based on an interdisciplinary approach, reduced and improved procedural delays transparency and public access to justice.
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