Composition
According to Act No. 185/2002 Coll. on the Judicial Council of the Slovak Republic, the Judicial Council of the Slovak Republic consists of 18 members: the President, the Vice-President, and 16 other members. The composition of the Judicial Council reflects the participation of all three branches of state power in the selection of its members. Nine members, who are serving judges, are elected and dismissed by their peers – all the judges of the Slovak Republic.
Three members are appointed and dismissed by the President of the Slovak Republic, three members are appointed and dismissed by the Government of the Slovak Republic, and three members are elected and dismissed by the National Council of the Slovak Republic.
A member of the Judicial Council appointed either by the National Council of the Slovak Republic, the President of the Slovak Republic, or the Government of the Slovak Republic, may only be a person who is irreproachable, has university education in the field of law and a minimum of 15 years of professional experience. The National Council of the Slovak Republic, the President of the Slovak Republic and the Government of the Slovak Republic shall appoint a person as a member of the Judicial Council, who is not a judge.
The legal education of a member of the Judicial Council must be demonstrated in the following manner:
- by a diploma issued by a university pursuant to special legislation after graduation of Master´s study at the Faculty of Law of a University within the Slovak Republic,
- by a document on university study issued by a foreign university that is validated by a Faculty of Law of a University within the Slovak Republic, or
- by a document on study issued by a foreign university, with whom the Slovak Republic concluded an international contract on mutual recognition of equal documents on education.
The office of a member of the Judicial Council is incompatible with the office of the President of the Supreme Audit Office of the Slovak Republic or Vice-President of the Supreme Audit Office of the Slovak Republic, prosecutor, officer of the Police Force of the Slovak Republic, and a member of the Slovak Information Service.
