The Venice Court redistributed, this Thursday (23), 194 cases of recognition of Italian citizenship. The actions were assigned to eight substitute judges, temporarily appointed to reinforce the court — 22 are expected in total.
The measure is part of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), which aims to modernize and relieve pressure on the Italian Judiciary.
The lawsuits focus on the years 2023 and 2025 — nine dated 2023 and 185 from 2025.
According to sources heard by the Italianism, some of the redistributed cases are old, which breaks with the court's usual pattern, which usually assigns only new cases to newly arrived judges.
Judges who received the most cases
Among the temporary magistrates, Emanuele Alcidi received 36 lawsuits. Antonio Albenzio received 31 lawsuits, followed by Maria Rita Guarino, Massimo Marasca, and Rosaria Giordano, with 15 cases each.
Completing the list are Stefano Miglietta (14), Luca Caputo (12) and Renato Cameli (9).
Judges who granted the most cases
On the other hand, the judges who transferred the most cases were Silvia Zeminian (47), Anita Giuriolo (37), Giovanni Calasso (33) and Giuseppina Zito (26).
Next come Gabriella Favero (22), Fulvio Tancredi (19) and Mauro Brambullo (9).
Origin of the new judges
The substitute judges come from different parts of Italy and, in general, have not worked on citizenship cases. Most have experience in civil, business, or labor courts.
Massimo Marasca He was a judge of the 18th Civil Section of the Court of Rome. In previous cases, he had rejected citizenship applications, deeming the ancestor's Italian birth certificate insufficient.
Maria Rita Guarino came from the Court of Santa Maria Capua Vetere, in Caserta. Antonio Albenzio worked in Pisa, and Emanuele Alcidi, in Terni. Renato Cameli, Luke Caputo, Stefano Miglietta e Rosaria Giordano were also displaced from other jurisdictions with limited track records in this area.
Expectation is to speed up trials
The redistribution occurs at a time of increased lawsuits seeking Italian citizenship, especially among Brazilians looking for alternatives to the long waits at consulates.
With the task force, the expectation is for faster processing and a reduction in the backlog of cases.
O Italianism will continue to monitor the impact of the changes and the performance of temporary judges in the coming weeks.
