Chairman of Parliament Irakli Kobakhidze says that the procedure and criteria for selection of the Supreme Court judges will be set within two formats.

“The procedure and criteria will be set within two formats – one of them is the working group format and another one is the parliamentary format. We will discuss the issue with interesting parties within these two formats. Based on this dialogue we will agree on the procedure and criteria, which do not have an alternative and this is the best solution for the issue of discussion. As for the working group format, the composition will be specified and defined in accordance with the same principles, which determined it from the very beginning. Based on cooperation with our colleagues, we will specify who will be represented in the working group, " Irakli Kobakhidze said.

The High Council of Justice submitted 10 candidates for the members of the Supreme Court judges. The candidates nominated are: Mikheil Chinchaladze, Giorgi Mikautadze, Mariam Tsiskadze, Nino Kadagidze, Paata Silagadze, Dimitri Gvritishvili, Merab Gabinashvili, Nino Sandodze, Tamar Alania and Giorgi Tkavadze. The list have triggered controversies and criticism in the public and civil sector, claiming that there are several judges who “are affiliated with the United National Movement government and biased judiciary”. The Parliament of Georgia postponed the discussion on the candidates until the Spring Session.