Valéry Morron, the new public prosecutor of Mende, officially installed

Lors de son installation, les qualités de Valéry Morron ont été vantées par ses pairs. Midi Libre – Célian Guignard

The 37-year-old magistrate was presented at length during the solemn hearing of the Mende judicial court, this Tuesday, January 23, 2024. He arrives in Lozère after a rich career within the Ministry of Justice.

Four months after the departure of Vincent Blériot, appointed deputy director of studies at the National School of Magistracy (ENM) in September 2024, the Mende judicial court (finally) holds its new district Attorney. This Tuesday, January 23, during the solemn hearing at the start of the year, the magistrate was officially installed. The opportunity for Magali Espaze, his substitute who acted in the interim for four months, to introduce him and give him a portrait of the public prosecutor's office for which he will be responsible.

"You arrive at a floor in working order thanks to the work of everyone, l'a-t- she reassured. You take up your duties in the smallest court in France, the judicial Petit Poucet, as it is customary to call it. An endearing, family jurisdiction, but where there is no shortage of work." Magali Espaze also took the opportunity to remind us that &quot ;the third position of magistrate at the public prosecutor's office, although provided for in the organization chart, is still not filled. 

"Management of detention of Islamic terrorist detainees"

In the past, the publicist, a former doctoral student in constitutional law, held various positions of great interest. Between 2019 and 2021, for example, he was the deputy to the head of the risk prevention office, at the prison security sub-directorate. "Supervision of the directory of particularly noted detainees – in other words the most dangerous –, management of the detention of Islamist terrorist detainees and participation in work related to national defense were your main missions", detailed the Prosecutor's substitute during her requisitions.

The magistrate born in 1987 also represented France, in 2021, with Florence Galtier, current public prosecutor of Avignon, before the Council of Europe. The Ministry of Justice was then awarded the Crystal Scales prize for its project "simplified complaint filing at the hospital for victims of domestic violence". Valéry Morron held, at that time, the position of head of the mission dedicated to good practices in criminal matters within the Directorate of Criminal Affairs and Pardons.

During this solemn hearing, Magali Espaze also thanked all the court staff, starting with Yves Gallego, its president. "I would like to publicly say how lucky I was to take on this interim role alongside you, without you ever encroaching on the skills and abilities of my partner. #39;independence of the prosecution. Your presence, your optimism, your sense of pragmatic analysis were more than valuable."

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