President to appoint High Council of Justice member

The Georgian President faces the task of selecting one of 14 candidates to appoint as a member of the High Council of Justice.

The list of the candidates had been revealed today.

All of the 14 people had been nominated by professors and researchers working at Georgias higher educational institutions, members of the Georgian Lawyers Association, and non-commercial legal entities.

The High Council of Justice of Georgia consists of 15 members. Eight of them are elected by the self-governance body of common courts judges of Georgia and five members are elected by Parliament. The President of Georgia is represented in the Council by  one memberappointed by him.

All members including the Secretary of the High Council, which is elected by the Judges Conference of Georgia, are in office for four years.

Selecting and appointing judges and organizing qualification exams for them are the main functions of the Council.