Judge Vera Toma, of the Balti Appeals Court, became the new member of the Supreme Council of Magistrates. She was elected in the March 14 General Assembly of Judges, which was to choose two new members of the Council. A new General Assembly of Judges will be convened to elect the fifth missing member, IPN reports.
The Supreme Council of Magistrates consists of 12 members. Three of them are chosen by Parliament from among titular law professors, while another three are ex-officio members – the president of the Supreme Court of Justice, the minister of justice and the prosecutor general. The other six are elected by the General Assembly of Judges from among judges by secret vote.
The first three judges of the six elected by the General Assembly of Judges were voted in on October 18, 2013. The fourth judge was elected in the January 17 meeting.
