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The Supreme Council of Judges and Public
Prosecutors
The President of the Supreme Council of Judges and Public
Prosecutors is the Minister of Justice. The Council was
formed to function under the precept of the independence
of the Courts and the principle of security for judges.
The Counselor of the Ministry of Justice is automatically
a member of the Council. Three permanent and three reserve
members of the Council are appointed by the President of
the Republic for a term of four years. These are selected
from among three candidates for each of the vacant offices
nominated by the general assembly of the Court of Appeals
from among its own members.
Two permanent and two reserve members are also appointed
in a similar manner from among three candidates nominated
for each vacant office by the general assembly of the Council
of State from among its own members. The members of the
Supreme Council may be reelected to office when their tenure
ends.
The Supreme Council of Judges and Public Prosecutors is
an independent organization and has the dual function of
acting as the Supreme Council of Judges and as a body to
review objections.
The functions of the Council are as follows:
- To elect the members of the Court of Appeals, the Council
of State and the Court of Jurisdictional Disputes
- To decide whether any proposal made by the Minister
of Justice related to the abolition of a Court of judicial
post or to a change in the jurisdictional direction of
any court is or is not appropriate.
- To deal with administrative matters concerning Judges
of the Administrative and Judicial Courts and Public Prosecutors
who are not members of the Court of Appeals or the Council
of State.
Judiciary Branch
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