Padilla currently serves as judge in control of
Caracas and has worked in the executive direction of the judiciary since 1990. In 2002, she represented one of the "victims" of the Llaguno Bridge Events when filing a lawsuit that determined whether there were merits in prosecuting to Franklin Arrieche, Blanca Rosa Marble of León and Hadel Mostafá Paolini, magistrates of the Supreme Court of Justice, under the charge of "political plot". On that occasion they suggested to the then president of the Supreme Court, Ivan Rincon, that he resign his post to guarantee continuity of the maximum court before the "
coup d'état". Judge Padilla was a judicial representative of Yonny Bolívar in 2005, whose trial was against him for kidnapping, concealing firearms, usurping a military title and obtaining a passport with false information. Yonny Bolívar is also responsible for the murder of journalist Adriana Urquiola during the
2014 protests.
During the crisis in Venezuela Judge Padilla issued the arrest warrants against opposition politicians
Julio Borges and
Juan Requesens in August 2018, following the
failed drone attack on President Maduro. In March 2019, she signed the arrest warrant against
Roberto Marrero, chief of staff to interim president
Juan Guaidó in March 2019. Padilla was also involved in the case of councilman
Fernando Albán and ordered the arrest of Luis Sánchez Rangel, assistant prosecutor Pedro Lupera; both were responsible for the investigation of the
Odebrecht case in Venezuela. Along with prosecutors Farik Mora and Dinorah Bustamante, they have been identified in numerous cases characterized by dubious political procedure. == Irregularities ==