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Criminal Defence Lawyer at the Alcalá de Henares Courthouse

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Criminal Defence Lawyer at the Alcalá de Henares Courthouse

The Alcalá de Henares judicial district (criminal seat at Plaza de la Paloma 1; the First Instance Courts at calle Colegios 4-6, 28801 Alcalá de Henares) covers Alcalá de Henares, Meco, Camarma de Esteruelas, Villalbilla, Corpa, Los Santos de la Humosa, Anchuelo, Valverde de Alcalá, Pezuela de las Torres, Santorcaz and Valdeavero in the Henares Corridor. It has a First Instance Section, an Investigation Section, a Criminal Section, a Violence against Women Section of the Court of Instance and a Prison Supervision Section of the Court of Instance, the last-named competent for inmates of the Madrid II Penitentiary Center (Alcalá-Meco).

Specific Caseload of the Judicial District

  • Prison law: The Alcalá Prison Supervision Section handles leaves, grade progressions, conditional release and disciplinary appeals of Alcalá-Meco inmates (remand and common). Weekly access to the center for assistance and interview.
  • Gender violence: The Alcalá Violence against Women Section has sustained volume. Defence of both parties with technical criteria and submission of digital evidence (chats, geolocation).
  • Road safety: DUI and reckless driving on the A-2 and R-2, with procedural saturation opening margin for favorable pleas.
  • Robbery and theft: Henares Corridor industrial estates (Azuqueca, Meco, San Fernando) generate investigations for organizations dedicated to warehouse robbery and assault on logistics warehouses.
  • Cybercrime: Online fraud and phishing with victims in the judicial district; coordination with the Technological Crimes Group.

Assistance at Alcalá-Meco and Soto del Real

The Alcalá judicial district is competent to resolve prison appeals for Madrid II (Alcalá-Meco). For inmates at other Madrid centers (Soto del Real, Aranjuez, Valdemoro) we attend the corresponding PSC from our Velázquez 27 office.

35 minutes via the A-2. Urgent assistance: +34 91 078 65 74.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which courts make up the Alcalá de Henares judicial district?
The Alcalá de Henares district brings together a First Instance Section, an Investigation Section and a Criminal Section of the Court of Instance (formerly first instance, investigating and criminal courts), the court for violence against women (today the Violence against Women Section of the Court of Instance, Art. 89 LOPJ, following Organic Law 1/2025) and the Prison Supervision Section, based at Calle Colegios 4-6.
Do you have an office next to the Alcalá courthouse?
No. The firm has a single base, at Calle Velázquez 27 in Madrid; counsel travels to the Alcalá de Henares courts for every appearance, hearing or statement. The first consultation is by appointment, in person or by video call.
Do you assist inmates at Alcalá-Meco or Soto del Real?
Yes. Prison law is one of this district’s distinctive lines: we take on communications with inmates and applications for leave, prison grade classification and conditional release before the Prison Supervision Section.
Which matters come up most often at these courts?
Beyond prison law, the usual caseload covers gender violence, road-safety offences, robbery and theft, and cybercrime.

Criminal defence based in Madrid with national coverage.

If your proceeding is being heard in another judicial district, we assess travel from Madrid or coordination with a collaborating lawyer at the venue.