The Daily Journal.- The National Assembly elected in 2015 announced Friday that the Official Gazette published an amendment to Article 65 of the Organic Law of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ), which, according to the legislature, “formally begins the process to appoint all the justices” of the country’s highest court.
The National Assembly announced the development through its official X account as the U.S.-backed legislative body and Delcy Rodríguez’s interim government began their second round of talks.
Under the approved amendment, the Judicial Nominations Committee will expand from 21 to 23 members. Its new composition will include 11 lawmakers and 12 representatives from different sectors of civil society, giving civil society representatives a numerical majority.
The Assembly said the approved provisions also call for appointing new authorities to the Executive Directorate of the Judiciary, the Inspectorate General of Courts and the National School of the Judiciary.
The Assembly said renewing these institutions is “essential to guarantee judicial independence, strengthen the judicial career and advance toward a professional and autonomous justice system.”
The National Assembly said it will continue working during this new stage of negotiations to reach agreements that, in its words, will “strengthen the rule of law and restore institutions that serve the Constitution and the rights of Venezuelans.”
