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The Mendoza Judicial Magistrate Selection Competition is run by the Consejo de la Magistratura de Mendoza under Ley 6.561: Aspirantes sit a single technical evaluation combining the written resolution of practical cases with an individual oral examination of up to one hour, rated Aprobado or Desaprobado by three concordant votes, after which approved candidates compete for specific vacancies through a psycho-labour examination and interview before the terna reaches the Governor and the Senate.

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1Under the Constitution of the Province of Mendoza (Art. 144, inc. 3), what unique direct constitutional action can be filed originally before the Suprema Corte de Justicia de Mendoza?
A.The Direct Action of Unconstitutionality (Acción Originaria de Inconstitucionalidad) challenging provincial laws, decrees, municipal ordinances, or regulations contrary to the Provincial Constitution
B.A commercial bankruptcy filing for international shipping companies
C.An action to dissolve the Provincial Senate through executive decree
D.A popular referendum to change the national border with Chile
Explanation: Article 144 inc. 3 of the Mendoza Constitution grants the Suprema Corte de Justicia original and exclusive jurisdiction over the Acción Originaria de Inconstitucionalidad (regulated in CPCCT Ley 9001). Any affected person or entity may directly sue to declare the unconstitutionality of provincial statutes, executive decrees, or municipal ordinances that conflict with the Provincial Constitution.
2Under Article 123 of the National Constitution and the CSJN line running from 'Rivademar' (1989) through 'Ponce' (2005) to 'Intendente Municipal Capital' (2014), what is the status of municipal autonomy in a province such as Mendoza whose constitution dates from 1916?
A.The CSJN reaffirmed that Article 123 CN mandates full municipal autonomy (institutional, political, administrative, economic, and financial), requiring Mendoza to adapt its 1916 Constitution to guarantee full municipal self-government
B.The CSJN ruled that municipalities in Mendoza are mere administrative delegates with no right to autonomy
C.The CSJN ordered the abolition of all 18 departments of Mendoza
D.The CSJN held that municipal mayors must be appointed by the Federal Executive in Buenos Aires
Explanation: 'Rivademar' (1989) abandoned the view that municipalities are mere administrative delegations of the province. Article 123 CN, introduced in 1994, then required every province to ensure municipal autonomy and to regulate its institutional, political, administrative, economic and financial reach. In 'Ponce' (2005) and 'Intendente Municipal Capital s/ amparo' (La Rioja, 2014) the CSJN enforced that duty against provincial arrangements that emptied municipal self-government of content. Mendoza's Constitution dates from 1916 and has not been reformed on this point, so the constitutional standard of Article 123 CN operates over its legacy municipal regime.
3Under Ley Provincial 2589 (as amended by Ley 6504) and Article 43 CN, what is the scope of the constitutional action of amparo in Mendoza?
A.An expedited, summary judicial guarantee against any act or omission of public authority or private individuals that harms, restricts, or threatens with manifest arbitrariness or illegality fundamental constitutional rights
B.A regular ordinary trial requiring five years of written evidentiary production
C.An administrative request filed exclusively before the Provincial Tax Administration (ATM)
D.An action limited solely to disputes between public school teachers
Explanation: Ley Provincial 2589 (regulating the Acción de Amparo in Mendoza) provides a summary, expedited constitutional remedy against manifestly arbitrary or unlawful acts or omissions by state authorities or private entities when no other more suitable judicial remedy is readily available to protect constitutional rights.
4Under Article 150 of the Mendoza Constitution and Ley Provincial 6.561, what is the constitutional selection process for lower court judges, prosecutors, and public defenders?
A.The Consejo de la Magistratura conducts a public competition and submits a binding terna to the Governor, who nominates one candidate to the Provincial Senate for confirmation with secret ballot voting (bolillas)
B.The Governor appoints judges unilaterally without competition or Senate consent
C.Judges are chosen by an open commercial auction at the Mendoza Stock Exchange
D.Judges are elected directly by popular ballot during municipal mayoral elections
Explanation: Article 150 of the Mendoza Constitution provides that judges are appointed by the Governor with the accord of the Senate, and Ley Provincial 6.561 added the prior merit stage: judges of first instance, appellate chambers, and members of the Ministerio Público are selected through public competitions administered by the Consejo de la Magistratura. The Council submits a binding terna to the Governor, who selects one candidate and sends the proposal to the Provincial Senate for confirmation through secret ballot (acuerdo del Senado con bolillas blancas y negras).
5What core constitutional principle is established in Article 1 of the Constitution of the Province of Mendoza?
A.The Province of Mendoza is an integral, inseparable part of the Argentine Nation, organizing its government under the representative, republican, and democratic form
B.Mendoza is an independent sovereign empire with its own monarchy
C.Mendoza is completely subordinate to the government of Chile
D.The Province is governed exclusively by a military council
Explanation: Article 1 of the Mendoza Constitution establishes: 'La Provincia de Mendoza, como parte integrante e inseparable de la República Argentina, bajo la forma representativa republicana y democrática, organiza su gobierno con arreglo a la Constitución Nacional.'
6What is the institutional structure of the Legislature of the Province of Mendoza under Title IV of the Provincial Constitution?
A.A bicameral legislative body composed of the Honorable Cámara de Senadores (38 senators) and the Honorable Cámara de Diputados (48 deputies)
B.A unicameral legislature with sixty members
C.A three-chamber parliament with a House of Nobles
D.A single municipal council appointed by the Supreme Court
Explanation: The Legislature of Mendoza is bicameral: (1) Cámara de Senadores (composed of 38 senators elected by electoral districts, presided over by the Vice Governor), and (2) Cámara de Diputados (composed of 48 deputies). Both chambers are elected by direct popular vote under proportional representation.
7Under Articles 186 to 196 of the Mendoza Constitution, what constitutional status and authority is granted to the Departamento General de Irrigación (DGI)?
A.An autonomous, autarkic constitutional water authority (el Gobierno de las Aguas) with full administrative and police powers over all rivers, canals, subterranean aquifers, and irrigation concessions in the province
B.A private commercial bottled water corporation owned by foreign shareholders
C.A municipal agency restricted exclusively to the City of Mendoza
D.A military defense regiment guarding mountain passes
Explanation: Articles 186 to 196 of the Mendoza Constitution enshrine water as a vital public resource. The Departamento General de Irrigación (DGI) is an autarkic constitutional organ headed by the Superintendente General de Irrigación (appointed with Senate accord) and the Honorable Tribunal Administrativo, exercising sovereign management, distribution, and police powers over provincial water concessions (Ley de Aguas de 1884).
8Under Ley Provincial 9423 (Reforma del Funcionamiento de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de Mendoza), how are cases assigned and resolved by the Supreme Court?
A.All judicial causes are distributed through a general computerized random lottery (sorteo informático) among all seven justices to form random panels of three judges, eliminating rigid thematic chamber monopolies and preserving the full Plenary for jurisdictional unification
B.All cases are decided exclusively by the Minister of Justice
C.The Chief Justice decides every case alone without consulting other justices
D.Cases are auctioned to the highest bidder among the litigants
Explanation: Enacted in 2022, Ley Provincial 9423 modernized the internal operation of the Suprema Corte de Justicia de Mendoza. It replaced the rigid division between Sala I (Civil/Commercial) and Sala II (Criminal/Labor) with a unified randomized lottery system (sorteo informático) among all 7 justices to integrate 3-judge panels, while preserving the full 7-justice Plenary (Tribunal en Pleno) for direct unconstitutionality actions, conflicts of powers, and jurisdictional unification.
9Under Article 164 of the Mendoza Constitution and Ley 4970, what body conducts the removal trial of lower court judges in Mendoza?
A.The Jury de Enjuiciamiento de Magistrados, composed of all seven (7) Justices of the Suprema Corte, seven (7) Senators, and seven (7) Deputies (21 members in total), requiring a majority to remove
B.A secret panel of three private corporate bankers
C.The Chief of the Mendoza Provincial Police acting alone
D.An international tribunal located in Switzerland
Explanation: Article 164 of the Mendoza Constitution establishes the Jury de Enjuiciamiento de Magistrados. It is composed of 21 members: the 7 Justices of the Suprema Corte de Justicia, 7 members of the Senate, and 7 members of the Chamber of Deputies. It tries charges of mal desempeño, crimes in office, or common felonies against lower judges, prosecutors, and public defenders.
10What core environmental protection standard is established by Ley Provincial 7722 regarding metalliferous mining activities in Mendoza, upheld as constitutional by the Suprema Corte de Mendoza in 2015?
A.A strict ban on the use of toxic chemical substances (cyanide, mercury, sulfuric acid, and similar toxic substances) in metalliferous mining exploitation processes to safeguard water resources
B.A requirement that all provincial drinking water be mixed with chemical mercury
C.The complete abolition of the Provincial Department of Irrigation
D.A mandate allowing foreign mining corporations to operate without environmental impact studies
Explanation: Enacted in 2007 and upheld as constitutional by the Suprema Corte de Justicia de Mendoza sitting in plenary in 2015, Ley Provincial 7722 prohibits the use of cyanide (cianuro), mercury (mercurio), sulfuric acid (ácido sulfúrico), and other toxic substances in prospecting, exploration, and exploitation of metalliferous minerals, preserving vital glacial and river water resources under the precautionary principle.

About the Concurso Magistratura Mendoza Exam

The Concurso para la Selección de Magistrados del Poder Judicial de la Provincia de Mendoza is the public selection competition run by the Consejo de la Magistratura de Mendoza, a body created by Ley Provincial N° 6.561 (as amended) and governed by its own Reglamento; Article 150 of the 1916 Provincial Constitution regulates the ensuing appointment of judges by the Governor with the accord of the Senate. It is the mandatory statutory gateway for the appointment of judges, prosecutors (Fiscales de Instrucción and Fiscales de Cámara), and public defenders throughout the judicial districts of Mendoza (Primera, Segunda, Tercera, and Cuarta Circunscripción Judicial). The technical stage is a single evaluative instance in two parts: the written resolution of practical cases on the subjects of the call, taken on computers supplied by the Consejo with standardised formatting and a time limit set by the commission, and an individual oral examination of up to one hour. The Comisión Asesora rates each Aspirante Aprobado or Desaprobado on both parts taken together, by three concordant votes, and publishes the list of approved candidates; approved Aspirantes then register as Postulantes for particular vacancies and go through a psycho-labour examination and an interview before the terna is formed. The Consejo publishes separate examination programmes by materia — Civil, Familia, Laboral, Penal and Penal de Menores. Candidates must exhibit profound command of Mendoza's landmark procedural codes: the oral Civil, Commercial and Tax Procedure Code (Ley 9001), the adversarial Criminal Procedure Code (Ley 6730), the mandatory popular Jury Trial Law for serious criminal offenses (Ley 9106), the Labor Procedure Code (Ley 9204), the Administrative Procedure Act (Ley 9003), and the jurisprudence of the Suprema Corte de Justicia de Mendoza. The official evaluation is conducted in Spanish, in written case-drafting and oral form, and is rated Aprobado or Desaprobado. This bank is an English-language multiple-choice study adaptation of the provincial procedural systems, substantive doctrines and leading case law involved: it is not an official translation, does not reproduce the written or oral formats, and its content-area percentages are our own study allocation rather than official weightings.

Assessment

Aspirantes stage: written resolution of practical cases on the subjects of the call, taken on computers supplied by the Consejo with standardised formatting and a time limit set by the commission (between three and eight hours), followed by an individual oral examination of up to one hour; the Comisión Asesora rates each candidate Aprobado or Desaprobado on both parts taken together, requiring three concordant votes, and the approved list is published. Postulantes stage: approved candidates register for a specific vacancy, undergo a psycho-labour examination and an interview, and the Consejo forms the terna submitted to the Governor, who chooses one candidate for the accord of the Provincial Senate.

Time Limit

Set by the evaluating commission for each call, between three and eight hours for the written evaluation; the oral examination lasts up to one hour

Passing Score

Aprobado or Desaprobado, decided by three concordant votes of the Comisión Asesora on the written and oral evaluations considered together; no numeric pass mark is published

Exam Fee

No arancel is published for the competition (Consejo de la Magistratura de la Provincia de Mendoza)

Concurso Magistratura Mendoza Exam Content Outline

20%

Mendoza Constitutional & Public Law

Constitución de la Provincia de Mendoza, municipal autonomy, provincial constitutional control and direct unconstitutionality action before the Supreme Court, fundamental rights and provincial amparo action, and the constitutional mandate of Art. 150.

25%

Civil, Commercial & Tax Procedure in Mendoza

Oral adversarial civil process under Ley 9001 (initial hearing, final hearing, evidence evaluation under sane criticism), consumer litigation in Mendoza, precautionary measures, enforcement proceedings, tax collection process, and application of the CCCN.

25%

Criminal Procedure, Adversarial Model & Jury Trials

Adversarial criminal procedure under Ley 6730 (as amended), investigation formalization, coercive measures, alternative conflict resolution, trial by jury (Juicio por Jurados Populares under Ley 9106), jury instructions, and appellate review.

15%

Labor & Administrative Procedure in Mendoza

Oral labor process in Mendoza (Ley 9204), workplace accident litigation (LRT), summary proceedings, administrative acts and judicial review of administrative action under Ley 9003, and administrative contentious actions before the Supreme Court.

15%

Judicial Organization, Supreme Court Jurisprudence & Ethics

Ley Orgánica de Tribunales de Mendoza (Ley 552), Consejo de la Magistratura (Ley 6.561), Jury de Enjuiciamiento for judges (Art. 164 Provincial Constitution), leading jurisprudence of the Suprema Corte de Justicia de Mendoza, and judicial ethics.

How to Pass the Concurso Magistratura Mendoza Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: Aprobado or Desaprobado, decided by three concordant votes of the Comisión Asesora on the written and oral evaluations considered together; no numeric pass mark is published
  • Assessment: Aspirantes stage: written resolution of practical cases on the subjects of the call, taken on computers supplied by the Consejo with standardised formatting and a time limit set by the commission (between three and eight hours), followed by an individual oral examination of up to one hour; the Comisión Asesora rates each candidate Aprobado or Desaprobado on both parts taken together, requiring three concordant votes, and the approved list is published. Postulantes stage: approved candidates register for a specific vacancy, undergo a psycho-labour examination and an interview, and the Consejo forms the terna submitted to the Governor, who chooses one candidate for the accord of the Provincial Senate.
  • Time limit: Set by the evaluating commission for each call, between three and eight hours for the written evaluation; the oral examination lasts up to one hour
  • Exam fee: No arancel is published for the competition

Keys to Passing

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  • Track weak areas and revisit them
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Concurso Magistratura Mendoza Study Tips from Top Performers

1Master the oral proceedings structure of the Mendoza Civil, Commercial and Tax Code (Ley 9001), including the Audiencia Inicial and Audiencia Final, evidence admission rules, and sanctions for procedural bad faith.
2Understand the procedural architecture of Mendoza's Jury Trial Law (Ley 9106), especially the voir dire jury selection process, mandatory jury instructions, and unanimity rules.
3Study the adversarial criminal investigation phases under Ley 6730, focusing on the role of the Fiscal de Instrucción, the Juez de Garantías, and oral pre-trial detention hearings.
4Review the Mendoza Administrative Procedure Act (Ley 9003) and the direct contentious-administrative action (Acción Procesal Administrativa - APA) before the Suprema Corte de Justicia de Mendoza.
5Analyze leading rulings of the Suprema Corte de Justicia de Mendoza in plenary matters, civil liability, labor accidents, and constitutional control.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Concurso de Magistrados de la Provincia de Mendoza?

It is the public competition administered by the Consejo de la Magistratura de Mendoza, a body created by Ley Provincial 6.561, to select candidates for judicial, prosecutorial, and public defence vacancies across the province, before the Governor appoints the chosen candidate with the accord of the Senate under Article 150 of the Provincial Constitution.

How is a candidate graded in the Mendoza technical evaluation?

There is a single evaluative instance combining the written resolution of practical cases with an individual oral examination. The Comisión Asesora does not award a numeric mark: it rates each Aspirante Aprobado or Desaprobado on both parts taken together, and approval requires three concordant votes. The list of approved Aspirantes is then published.

How are judges and magistrates appointed in Mendoza?

Following the competition, the Consejo de la Magistratura submits a binding shortlist of three candidates (terna vinculante) to the Governor of Mendoza, who selects one candidate and sends the proposal to the Provincial Senate for confirmation (acuerdo del Senado).

What procedural model governs civil and commercial litigation in Mendoza?

Civil, commercial, and tax litigation in Mendoza is governed by the oral and adversarial procedure of Ley 9001 (Código Procesal Civil, Comercial y Tributario), characterized by preliminary and final oral hearings with immediate judicial presence (inmediación).

How is the trial by jury system structured in Mendoza?

Under Ley Provincial N° 9106, serious criminal offenses punishable by life imprisonment (such as aggravated homicide under Art. 80 CP) must be tried by a popular jury of 12 citizens, requiring a unanimous verdict for conviction.

Are there any fees to register for the Mendoza magistrate selection competition?

No arancel is published for the competition. Registration for the Aspirantes stage is made by e-mail within the term of each call, and registration as a Postulante for a specific vacancy is made through the Consejo's website.

Is this practice bank an official exam simulator?

No. The official evaluation is a Spanish-language written case-drafting exercise plus an individual oral examination, rated Aprobado or Desaprobado. This bank is an English-language multiple-choice study adaptation of the Mendoza codes and case law; it is not an official translation, does not reproduce those formats, and its content-area percentages are our own study allocation, not official weightings.