The Legal Issues Committee starts the interviewing of four Candidates for the Supreme Court Judges on November 25.

“The Committee will hear 2 candidates per day. The interview with the first candidate starts at 10h00, and at 16h00 with the second candidate”, - the Chair of the Committee, Anri Okhanashvili stated.

The High Council of Justice has submitted 4 candidates to the Parliament – Genadi Makaridze, Nino Sanodze, Tamar Okropiridze and Tea Dzimistarashvili.

The interviewing shall be held according to the I reading procedure of the Bill pursuant to Article 111 of the Rules of Procedure at the plenary session. Hence, the Faction “Georgian Dream” shall have 75 minutes, Faction “Reforming Group” – 15 minutes, Faction “Lelo – Partnership for Georgia” – 15 minutes, Faction “United National Movement” – Unified Opposition “Unity Makes Strength” – 31 minutes, Political Group “Girchi” – 15 minutes, Political Group “Citizens” – 15 minutes, Political Group “European Socialists” – 15 minutes, and non-Faction MPs – 33 minutes in total for the interview.

As A. Okhanashvili noted, the non-Parliamentary subjects will as well be allowed to ask questions, namely: Chair of the Bar Association, Director of the Legal Aid Service, Public Defender, NGOs and academic circles – 75 minutes in total, which means 15 minutes per subject.

The interviewing process shall end on November 26.