The Argentine government has accelerated delicate political negotiations to fill over 200 vacancies in the judiciary. The official aim is to normalize a collapsed system, but it also carries the political intention of regaining initiative amid the open weariness from the $LIBRA case and the crisis surrounding Manuel Adorni. At the heart of this conflict lies the Social Security Federal Court, where vacancies, promotion expectations, and thousands of pension files intersect, involving the police pension fund. Lawyers consulted report this is causing growing discontent among retirees and litigants. They allege that delays in cases against the police fund may not only stem from an administrative collapse but also from an incentive system that leads some judges to avoid rulings that could force the fund to be liable for supplements, back pay, and other controversies. Meanwhile, the political backdrop of the official operation is transparent. The Ministry of Justice has confirmed the start of the process to send a first batch of 62 nominations for judges, prosecutors, and public defenders to the Senate. The administration seeks to secure a broad enough majority to avoid agreements passing by a razor-thin margin. For federal security forces, the problem is twofold: on one hand, salaries continue to deteriorate and material discontent grows; on the other, access to a ruling in cases that have been pending for years against the police fund is being postponed. If this tension escalates, the government will have to answer not only for its appointments policy but also for the growing perception that personnel in the forces are not only paid poorly but are also denied justice. As an example, a lawyer described a scene he claims is common in the court: before hearings begin, staff from the police fund and court officials openly converse to 'stop' certain cases or adjust the agency's response times, while the plaintiff is left to wait. Thus, the government's offensive to fill judicial vacancies hides a deeper problem than the merely institutional one.
