Very early in the morning, the National Assembly announced the list of 94 people who aspire to join the Judicial Nominations Committee. The legislative body has considered a period of four days, between May 2 and 5, to receive challenges if there are any. After those days, the AN may decide on the final formation of this committee.
Of the total applicants, 43 were presented by civil society organizations and 51 did so on their own motivation.
The Judicial Nominations Committee will be in charge of selecting candidates for highly relevant positions within the national justice system, including judges of the Supreme Court of Justice, prosecutors, defenders and inspectors, among others, under the principles of merit and suitability established in the Constitution.
Deputy Giuseppe Alessandrello (Psuv), president of the Preliminary Commission of the Judicial Nominations Committee of the National Assembly, said last Friday, April 30, at the closing of the call period: “The application process has ended, a process that to this day has been extraordinary. Citizen participation has been relevant.”
30 women among the 94 candidates
At least 30 women are among the group of 94 candidates for the Nominations Committee of the Judiciary. Ten of them were proposed by organizations and 20 were self-motivated, which represents 31% of the total participants.
This week, according to reports, the Plenary Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) took a step forward and agreed to the retirement of eight judges who made up various chambers of the highest court.
Among the judges who become retired is Maikel Morenoaccording to a report from the newspaper Últimas Noticias. Moreno served as president of the TSJ between 2017 and 2021. During his mandate, the court accompanied processes such as the installation of the National Constituent Assembly and various measures that defined the balance of powers in that period.
