The full renewal of the Supreme Court was agreed by the dialogue table in August
More than 100 representatives of Venezuelan civil society applied to join the Judicial Nominations Committee, which is tasked with evaluating and preselecting, along with a parliamentary commission, the next judges of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ), an institution accused of serving the Government.
This was reported by opposition lawmaker Luis Florido this Friday, as the application process concludes to evaluate 12 members of civil society.
Florido explained that, given the number of applications, it is likely that the evaluation of the candidacies will take longer, according to an audio shared on the social network X by his faction, the Freedom Parliamentary Group.
MORE THAN 100 CIVIL SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVES APPLY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE RENEWAL OF THE SUPREME COURT, ACCORDING TO LUIS FLORIDO|
More than 100 representatives of Venezuelan civil society applied to join the Judicial Nominations Committee, as reported by Luis Florido,… pic.twitter.com/TiazflR3fO
— MAJA (@Libertaria17082) October 10, 2026
"We may take perhaps a few more days than originally planned," the opposition figure added, although he gave no details on whether the established schedule will change.
After the application process closes this Friday, the evaluation of the civil society candidates will begin. Once these 12 representatives are selected, they will join the 11 d…
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The total renewal of the Supreme Court was agreed by the dialogue table in August
More than 100 representatives of Venezuelan civil society applied to join the Judicial Nominations Committee, which is tasked with evaluating and preselecting, along with a parliamentary commission, the next judges of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ), an institution accused of serving the Government.
This was reported by opposition lawmaker Luis Florido this Friday, as the application process concludes to evaluate 12 members of civil society.
Florido explained that, given the number of applications, the evaluation of the candidacies will likely take longer, according to an audio shared on the social network X by his faction, the Freedom Parliamentary Group.
🇻🇪 MORE THAN 100 CIVIL SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVES APPLY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE RENEWAL OF THE SUPREME COURT ACCORDING TO LUIS FLORIDO|More than 100 representatives of Venezuelan civil society applied to join the Judicial Nominations Committee, as reported by Luis Florido,… pic.twitter.com/TiazflR3fO— MAJA (@Libertaria17082) October 10, 2026
"We may take perhaps a few more days than planned," the opposition figure added, though he gave no details on whether the established schedule will change.
After the application process closes this Friday, the evaluation of the civil society candidates will begin. Once these 12 representatives are selected, they will join the 11 lawmakers who will make up the Judicial Nominations Committee.
This committee will preselect the candidates for Supreme Court justices and present the final list to Parliament, which is responsible for the definitive election of the judges.
On September 1, Parliament approved a reform to increase the number of civil society representatives on the Judicial Nominations Committee from 11 to 12, in response to an agreement reached with a sector of the opposition that is in dialogue with the Chavismo government, and in an attempt to guarantee independence in choosing the new justices.
The current Supreme Court is made up of judges whom the opposition accuses of serving Chavismo and of having validated Nicolás Maduro's proclaimed victory in the 2024 presidential election, amid allegations of electoral fraud.
With information from EFE