What is happening
Candidates may be full university professors in legal subjects or lawyers with at least 15 years of effective practice. Applications must include documentation certifying eligibility and must comply with a requirement that at least 40% of candidates belong to the underrepresented gender. Applications submitted directly must arrive by 10 a.m. on October 23, 2026, via certified email. If the gender threshold is not met, applications from the underrepresented gender may be reopened until October 26. Further applications may be submitted by at least 10 parliamentarians from at least two parliamentary groups until October 28. The lists of applications will be published daily on the Chamber’s website, with the final list also published on the Senate’s website.
Why is it on the Radar?
The notice sets out the application procedures, eligibility requirements, deadlines and gender-representation rules for the parliamentary election of 10 members of the Superior Council of the Judiciary.