1The General Meeting of judges from all levels shall elect 6 (six) members of the High Judicial Council, under the following ratio:

aThree of the elected judges are first instance judges. At least 1 (one) of them is a judge of first instance in a court outside Tirana.

bTwo of the elected judges are appellate judges. At least 1 (one) of them is judge in an appeal court outside Tirana.

cOne of the elected judges is a judge at the High Court.

2Candidates must meet the following requirements:

aHave performed, at the time of application, the function of a judge for at least 10 (ten) years;

bAre not, at the time of application, chairpersons of any courts or members of the governing bodies of groups of interest, such as judges’ associations, judges’ unions, etc.;

cHave been evaluated at least “very good” in the last two ethical and professional performance evaluations;

çHave no disciplinary measure in force;

dHave not been previously sentenced by a final court decision for committing a criminal offence;

dhHave not been members, collaborators or favoured by the former State Security before the 1990s in the sense of the Law “On the right to information on documents of the former State Security of the People’s Socialist Republic of Albania”;

eNot to be collaborators, informants or agents of secret services;

ëAt the time of application, have no family members in the sense as foreseen in the Law "On the Declaration and Audit of Assets, Financial Obligations of Elected Persons and Certain Public Officials" and first degree relatives who are incumbent Council members or candidates for members.