High Council of Justice (Georgia)

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.

[1] 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.

[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.