It was decided that the General Assembly of Judges will take place on October 1. The place of the meeting will be yet agreed. The decision was taken by the Superior Council of Magistracy (SCM) on June 15, IPN reports.
The agenda includes the election of six standing members of the SCM and two substitute members from among judges and the election of members of a number of boards. The judges who want to contend can file application to take part in the contest to the address of the SCM 30 days before the date of the meeting at the latest.
In 2019, after the Superior Council of Magistracy rejected the judges’ request to call the General Assembly, a group of judges convoked the extraordinary sitting in September. Then the participants decided to dismiss the six judges delegated to the Superior Council of Magistracy. In several days, the Council filed a challenge, asking to annul that decision. A new General Assembly of Judges, where to choose a new composition of the SCM from among judges, was set for October 25, but this didn’t have a quorum. In the middle of this January, the SCM scheduled the General Assembly of Judges for March 13, but this was put off owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting set for October 23 also didn’t take place. The meeting arranged for March 26 this year was also put off owing to the pandemic.
