The High Council of Justice (Georgian: საქართველოს იუსტიციის უმაღლესი საბჭო, romanized:sakartvelos iust'itsiis umaghlesi sabch'o) is the supreme oversight body in charge of regulating the judiciary in Georgia. It was established on 13 June 1997.[1]
High Council of Justice საქართველოს იუსტიციის უმაღლესი საბჭო
The High Council of Justice is tasked with ensuring the independence and efficiency of the common courts, appointing and dismissing judges and performing other tasks defined by the law.[2] As of the 2018 constitutional amendments, the Council consists of 14 members appointed for a term of 4 years and the Chairperson of the Supreme Court. More than half of the members are elected from among the judges by the self-governing body of judges of the common courts. In addition, one member is appointed by the President of Georgia and the remaining members are elected by a majority of at least three fifths of the total number of the Members of Parliament.[2] The Chairperson of the High Council of Justice is elected for a 4-year term by the High Council of Justice from among its judge members.[2]
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^"High Council of Justice of Georgia - History of HCOJ". High Council of Justice of Georgia. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
high, council, justice, georgia, high, council, justice, georgian, საქართველოს, იუსტიციის, უმაღლესი, საბჭო, romanized, sakartvelos, iust, itsiis, umaghlesi, sabch, supreme, oversight, body, charge, regulating, judiciary, georgia, established, june, 1997, high,. The High Council of Justice Georgian საქართველოს იუსტიციის უმაღლესი საბჭო romanized sakartvelos iust itsiis umaghlesi sabch o is the supreme oversight body in charge of regulating the judiciary in Georgia It was established on 13 June 1997 1 High Council of Justiceსაქართველოს იუსტიციის უმაღლესი საბჭოLogo of HCoJEstablished1997LocationTbilisiAuthorized byConstitution of GeorgiaNumber of positions14Websitewww hcoj gov geThe High Council of Justice is tasked with ensuring the independence and efficiency of the common courts appointing and dismissing judges and performing other tasks defined by the law 2 As of the 2018 constitutional amendments the Council consists of 14 members appointed for a term of 4 years and the Chairperson of the Supreme Court More than half of the members are elected from among the judges by the self governing body of judges of the common courts In addition one member is appointed by the President of Georgia and the remaining members are elected by a majority of at least three fifths of the total number of the Members of Parliament 2 The Chairperson of the High Council of Justice is elected for a 4 year term by the High Council of Justice from among its judge members 2 References edit High Council of Justice of Georgia History of HCOJ High Council of Justice of Georgia Retrieved 19 January 2019 a b c Article 64 of the Constitution of Georgia country 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title High Council of Justice Georgia amp oldid 1173192147, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
