Pablo Rafael Ruz Gutiérrez (born Madrid, 1975) is a Spanish judge. He is best known for his part in investigating the
Gurtel corruption scandal (previously handled by
Baltasar Garzón
Baltasar Garzón Real (; born 26 October 1955) is a former Spanish judge. Garzón formerly served on Spain's central criminal court, the ''Audiencia Nacional'', and was the examining magistrate of the ''Juzgado Central de Instrucción No. 5'', ...
and Antonio Pedreira) and the related
Barcenas affair, but has handled other prominent cases.
He was educated at
Comillas Pontifical University
Comillas Pontifical University ( es, Universidad Pontificia Comillas) is a private Catholic higher education institution run by the Spanish Province of the Society of Jesus in Madrid Spain.
The university is involved in a number of academic exch ...
. In 2008, while still in his 20s, he was appointed to Spain's central criminal court, the
''Audiencia Nacional'', on a temporary basis.
He was re-appointed in 2010, filling the vacancy left by Baltasar Garzón.
Although the appointment was again on an interim basis,
he served there until 2015,
when he took up a position in
Móstoles
Móstoles () is a municipality of Spain located in the Community of Madrid. With over 200,000 inhabitants, it is the region's second most populated municipality after Madrid. Móstoles was a small town for a long time, but expanded rapidly in the ...
.
Media portrayal
Ruz was portrayed by the actor
Manolo Solo
Manuel Fernández Serrano (born 1964), better known as Manolo Solo, is a Spanish actor.
Biography
Born in Algeciras in 1964, Manuel Fernández Serrano (his real name) was raised in neighbouring Los Barrios until age 6, later moving to Sevill ...
in the 2015 film ''
''. Soto won the ''Unión de Actores'' prize for best supporting actor (''mejor actor de reparto de cine)'' and received a nomination in the same category (
''interpretación masculina de reparto'') in the Goya Awards (Spain's principal national film awards).
References
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Living people
21st-century Spanish judges
Comillas Pontifical University alumni
1975 births