Supreme Court judge candidate Temur Gogokhia has withdrawn his candidacy. The relevant information has been published on the Legislative Herald of Georgia’s website.

According to the document, on October 13, 2026, Temur Gogokhia submitted a statement to the High Council of Justice of Georgia declining to continue participating in the selection process as a candidate. Consequently, the procedure for selecting a suitable candidate will be relaunched within one month.

The document published on the Legislative Herald of Georgia’s website is signed by Vasil Mshvenieradze, Secretary of the High Council of Justice of Georgia.

“Following the early termination of Supreme Court Judge Giorgi Gogiashvili’s tenure on July 8, 2026, due to the judge’s death, one position on the Supreme Court became vacant. The selection procedure for the position began on July 23, and on October 12, one candidate, Temur Gogokhia, advanced to the final stage.

On October 13, 2026, Temur Gogokhia submitted a statement to the High Council of Justice of Georgia declining to continue participating in the procedure as a candidate. Accordingly, the ongoing procedure concluded without a result, as the candidate selected by the Council declined to participate in the subsequent stage.

In view of the above, by Resolution No. 1/272 of the High Council of Justice of Georgia, dated October 13, 2026, Resolution No. 1/198 of the Council, dated July 23, 2026, was declared null and void.

Under Article 34¹, Paragraph 17, of the Organic Law of Georgia on Common Courts, if the Council fails to submit a candidate to the Parliament of Georgia, or if the relevant Supreme Court judicial vacancy remains unfilled after all legally prescribed procedures have been exhausted, the procedure for selecting a suitable candidate must be relaunched within one month,” the resolution states.

Temur Gogokhia has held a judicial position on a permanent basis since 2018. According to information published on the High Council of Justice’s website, since October 2025, he has served as Chair of the Criminal Cases Investigation, Pretrial Hearing and Substantive Review Panel of the Tbilisi City Court, according to the information published on the Legislative Herald of Georgia’s website.