New Criminal Judge Takes Office at the Avellino Tribunal

Aniello Maria De Piano formally assumed judicial duties in the criminal judging sector of the Tribunal of Avellino on 23 October 2026, in a move presented as reinforcement for the court's criminal panels.

Before the reported move to Avellino, De Piano was a judge of the Tribunal of Lagonegro. An official Lagonegro court document dated 17 April 2026 bears his name and signature as judge in the court's insolvency-proceedings office, confirming his prior judicial role there.

Swearing-in ceremony

The appointment followed a swearing-in ceremony before a panel including Paolo Cassano, Sossio Pellecchia and Fabrizio Ciccone, with acting prosecutor Francesco Raffaele present, according to IrpiniaNews.

The ceremony formally marked De Piano's entry into service at Avellino.

Reinforcement after turnover

The appointment is presented as reinforcement after transfers and turnover affecting Avellino's criminal panels and the GIP office.

The exact judicial assignment, panel composition and workload of De Piano after his transfer have not been specified in the available sources.

IrpiniaNews reports that two additional magistrates were expected to join the judging sector in the following days. That expected arrival has not been independently confirmed by the official documents consulted here.

What the move means for readers

For readers following court activity in Avellino and Irpinia, the judging sector is the part of the tribunal that hears and decides criminal cases, distinct from the prosecution office and from the judge for preliminary investigations, known in Italy as the GIP.

Turnover in these roles matters because criminal panels decide cases collegially, with several judges sitting together. The Tribunal of Avellino has documented collegial criminal-hearing activity, including a notice for "Collegio C" with PM, GIP and DIB references for a hearing on 14 July 2026.

A second point of context is De Piano's reported background in Lagonegro. The official Lagonegro document identifies him in insolvency proceedings, which belong to the civil side of court work. His reported move to the criminal judging sector in Avellino therefore represents a change of function as well as a change of court.

The available official documents confirm De Piano's role at Lagonegro and Avellino's criminal-court activity, but do not independently confirm the details of the 23 October appointment ceremony or the expected arrival of the two further magistrates.