Pablo Rafael Ruz Gutiérrez (born 28 November 1975 in Madrid) is a Spanish judge. He is best known for his part in investigating the
Gürtel corruption scandal (previously handled by
Baltasar Garzón
Baltasar Garzón Real (; born 26 October 1955) is a Spanish former judge in Spain's central criminal court, the '' Audiencia Nacional'' responsible for investigation the most serious criminal cases, including terrorism, organised crime, crimes ...
and Antonio Pedreira) and the related
Barcenas affair, but has handled other prominent cases.
He was educated at
Comillas Pontifical University
Comillas Pontifical University () is a private Catholic Church, Catholic university run by the Spanish Province of the Society of Jesus in Madrid, Madrid, Spain. The university is involved in a number of academic exchange programmes, work practi ...
. In 2008, he was appointed to Spain's central criminal court, the
''Audiencia Nacional'', on a temporary basis. He was re-appointed in June 2010, filling the vacancy left by Baltasar Garzón. Although the appointment was again on an interim basis,
he served there until April 2015,
when he was replaced by José de la Mata. Ruz then took up a position in
Móstoles
Móstoles () is a municipalities of Spain, 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 ...
.
Media portrayal
Ruz was portrayed by the actor
Manolo Solo
Manuel Jesús Fernández Serrano (born 1964), better known as Manolo Solo, is a Spanish actor.
Biography
Born in Algeciras in 1964, he was raised in neighbouring Los Barrios until age 6, later moving to Seville with his family. Part of the S ...
in the 2015 film ''
''. Solo 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