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Among the goals of the Corte Suprema de Justiciais also to launch Electronic Judicial Files and expand the capabilities of virtual hearings. For this reason, it has requested a budget of US$533.4 million for the next fiscal year.
To conclude the round of interviews with the heads of ministries and autonomous agencies on the 2026 National General Budget Bill, the members of the Finance Committee received the Chief Justice of the Corte Suprema de Justicia(CSJ), Henrry Alexander Mejía.
During his speech, the official presented and justified the budget of US$533,455,000 that the institution has requested for its operations next year, which represents an increase over the $492,325,380 with which it currently operates.
Of the total requested, US$298,871,205 would be allocated to salaries, US$91,234,945 to the acquisition of goods and services, and US$16,324,360 to financial expenses. Another US$245,415 would be for current transfers and US$57,273,230 for fixed assets.
The project also includes an allocation of US$19,610,675 for the continuation of works in progress, such as the parking lot for the institution’s administrative and legal offices building, as well as the construction of the San Martín Judicial Center.
In addition, a budget of US$46,220,170 is planned for the construction of a complex for document management and archives of the Judiciary in Tecoluca, San Vicente, and for a new judicial center in Ahuachapán.
By 2026, the Judiciary is also promoting key technological projects, including the implementation of the Electronic Judicial File, a digital system that would replace physical files in courts. This means that all information related to a court case would be managed, stored, and consulted digitally.
It also aims to implement electronic signatures, strengthen virtual hearings, and incorporate artificial intelligence tools to streamline and bring justice services closer to the population.
“The Judiciary is one of the most needy due to the number of cases it handles, but also because it has a constitutional duty to provide prompt and complete justice”, said Mejía.
Nuevas Ideas representative William Soriano expressed his support for these efforts and emphasized that salvadorans deserve swift justice.
“The country has come through periods marked by impunity, where institutions were exploited for political ends, public resources were misused, and criminals who were captured were released from prison just days later”, Soriano said.
The legislator noted that the spirit of justice in El Salvador has changed due to the trust that the population has placed in public servants.
“Salvadorans want to move forward; they do not want to return to impunity or to the time when organized crime reigned”, said the official.
2025 Results
The presiding judge presented to parliamentarians some of the institution’s achievements this year, including savings of $166,272 in leases, thanks to the inauguration of several judicial headquarters such as the Judicial Center Against Organized Crime, which has 12 courtrooms with new videoconferencing equipment, six courts with suitable conditions and properly equipped, and 24 judicial offices.
In addition, the Apopa Judicial Center was built, as well as the courtrooms of the Intipucá and Anamorós Magistrates’ Courts, both in the department of La Unión.
Another achievement was the relocation of the courts specializing in organized crime from the Isidro Menéndez Judicial Center to more suitable premises. This has made it possible to provide them with decent offices and create suitable courtrooms for collective proceedings, in accordance with the nature of the cases they handle.
Likewise, videoconferencing equipment for virtual hearings has been upgraded in different prisons, a platform for publishing judicial crimes has been implemented, and a criminal information management system has been created to facilitate statistics on the proceedings of the judicial headquarters.
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