§ Article 174(untitled)

Composition and Procedure for the Formation of the
 Supreme Judicial Council

1. The Supreme Judicial Council shall be composed of ten members.

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2. Five members of the Supreme Judicial Council shall be elected by the General

Assembly of Judges, from among judges having at least ten years of experience as a

judge. Judges from all court instances must be included in the Supreme Judicial

Council. A member elected by the General Assembly of Judges may not act as

chairperson of a court or chairperson of a chamber of the Court of Cassation.

3. Five members of the Supreme Judicial Council shall be elected by the National

Assembly, by at least three fifths of votes of the total number of Deputies, from among

academic lawyers and other prominent lawyers holding citizenship of only the Republic

of Armenia, having the right of suffrage, with high professional qualities and at least

fifteen years of professional work experience. The member elected by the National

Assembly may not be a judge.

4. Members of the Supreme Judicial Council shall be elected for a term of five years,

without the right to be re-elected.

5. The Judicial Code may prescribe incompatibility requirements for the members of

the Supreme Judicial Council elected by the National Assembly.

6. The Judicial Code may prescribe a requirement on the suspension of powers of

judge-members while holding office in the Supreme Judicial Council.

7. The Supreme Judicial Council shall, within the time limits and under the

procedure prescribed by the Judicial Code, elect a Chairperson of the Council,

successively from among the members elected by the General Assembly of Judges and

the National Assembly.

8. Details related to the formation of the Supreme Judicial Council shall be

prescribed by the Judicial Code.