Francisco Marín Castán

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

Francisco Marín Castán
President of the Civil Chamber
In office 7 February 2014 – 10 November 2024
Monarch	Felipe VI
Preceded by	Xios Rìos
Acting President of the Supreme Court
In office 12 October 2022 – 4 September 2024
Preceded by	Carlos Lesmes
Succeeded by	Isabel Perelló
Acting Vice President of the Supreme Court
In office 25 June 2020 – 8 October 2024
President	Carlos Lesmes (2020–2022)
Preceded by	Jesús Gullón Rodríguez
Succeeded by	Dimitry Berberoff Ayuda
Personal details
Born	10 November 1952
Occupation	Magistrate

Francisco Marín Castán (born 10 November 1952 in Segovia) a Spanish retired judge who served as acting president of the Supreme Court from 2022 to 2024.

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.^[1]

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

He was President of the Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court. He assumed the office in February 2014 after Juan Antonio Xiol Ríos. He was also acting President of the Supreme Court from October 2022 to September 2024 and acting Vice President of the Supreme Court from June 2020 to October 2024.^[2] 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.^[3]

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]

He retired on 10 November 2024, after reaching the legal retirement age.

References

1. "C.G.P.J - Biografías". www.poderjudicial.es. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
2. "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.
3. admin (2017-07-07). "Vitorinos: FRANCISCO MARÍN CASTÁN". Asociación Judicial Francisco de Vitoria (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2021-07-05.
4. "FRANCISCO MARÍN CASTÁN, NUEVO PRESIDENTE DE LA SALA CIVIL DEL TRIBUNAL SUPREMO". ICPM (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-07-05.