José Miguel Torres López

José Miguel Torres López is a judge serving in the Unidad Judicial de Garantías Penitenciarias in Guayaquil, Ecuador. He recently made headlines for inadmitting a habeas corpus petition filed on behalf of Luis Arboleda, alias Gordo Luis, in relation to his transfer to a new penitentiary facility. The judge determined that the case was outside his jurisdiction and ordered the case to be referred to the appropriate judicial authority. His rulings are significant in the ongoing investigations surrounding the assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, reflecting the complexities of the legal proceedings involving organized crime and high-profile defendants.