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El Salvador National Council of the Judiciary selection

Overview

The El Salvador Legislative Assembly has completed the selection and swearing-in process for the National Council of the Judiciary (CNJ).

Initially, the Political Commission conducted interview sessions to evaluate candidates proposed by the General Prosecutor’s Office, the Human Rights Ombudsman, and the General Procurator’s Office. Candidates discussed goals such as strengthening judicial performance evaluations through technical audits and modernizing training processes.

Following these interviews, 14 lawyers—comprising seven principal members and seven alternates—were sworn in for the 2026–2031 term. The council is tasked with ensuring the independence, efficiency, and transparency of the Judicial Branch and selecting candidates for judges and magistrates.

Entities

Consejo Nacional de la Judicatura · Asamblea Legislativa de El Salvador · FMLN · Procuraduría General de la República · Asamblea Legislativa

Timeline

  1. 2 days ago

    [POLITICS] 4 sources
    El Salvador: New judicial council sworn in and FMLN announces 2027 candidates

    El Salvador's Legislative Assembly has sworn in new members of the National Council of the Judiciary for 2026-2031, while the FMLN party announced its presidential candidates for the 2027 elections.

  2. 12 days ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    El Salvador Legislative Assembly interviews candidates for National Council of the Judiciary

    El Salvador's Legislative Assembly is interviewing six candidates to join the National Council of the Judiciary for the 2026-2031 term.

Sources

atento.com.do · lanoticiasv.com · laverdadpa.com · newsmillenium.com · parlamentario.com · prensa-latina.cu